Evaluating Translation of HIV-Related Legal Protections Into Practice: A Qualitative Assessment Among HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Manila, Philippines.
HIV/AIDS
law
rights
Journal
Critical public health
ISSN: 0958-1596
Titre abrégé: Crit Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9810774
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
entrez:
25
2
2022
pubmed:
26
2
2022
medline:
26
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Legal protections for people living with HIV (PLHIV) are important for protecting human rights, yet little research has examined how laws translate into awareness and understanding for key populations. The Philippines has recently revised their legal protections for PLHIV in response to its growing HIV epidemic, where HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men bear the majority of cases. We present findings from interviews with 21 HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Manila, Philippines regarding awareness, understanding, and needs regarding HIV-specific legal protections at the time just before new revisions to the omnibus HIV law were passed. Overall, there was no standardized way participants became aware of legal protections; few became aware through healthcare providers, while most learned through online resources, social media, and advocacy organizations. However, even after learning about HIV-specific legal protections, many found the law too complex to understand or did not understand how to use such protections. This led participants to preemptively take action to avoid HIV-related discrimination, even if they were protected by law. Participants demonstrated a strong desire for interventions and policies to improve legal awareness and understanding for PLHIV, government officials, and private businesses. This research demonstrates the value of increasing awareness and understanding in policy-specific interventions designed to improve quality of life for PLHIV. Interventions centered around legal protections are currently underdeveloped, providing a strong opportunity to integrate such interventions in existing practice or as stand-alone tools to decrease perceived stigmatization.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35210713
doi: 10.1080/09581596.2020.1739226
pmc: PMC8865462
mid: NIHMS1579171
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
573-583Subventions
Organisme : FIC NIH HHS
ID : D43 TW010565
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : P30 AI042853
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : R36 DA048682
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIMHD NIH HHS
ID : T37 MD008655
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
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