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A colleague working in HIV/AIDS prevention in Bali emailed recently on HIV stigma.

From: FP and HIV AIDS Integration
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 4:58 PM
To: __
Subject: [FP and HIV AIDS Integration: Announcement] New Population Report, “Family Planning Choices for Women With HIV”

So, we still find some obstacle in the field, like stigma and discrimination. Some [people with HIV find it] very difficult to talk with their partner about their condition. Also, about safer sex. Maybe Catherine has some literature related how to reduce that problem…. ? I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Bali, Indonesia

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Specialists in Addis Ababa and the Philippines wrote in expressing interest in finding such materials.  A response soon came from a colleague at the University of California, San Francisco

From: FP and HIV AIDS Integration
Sent: Tue 10/2/2007 11:43 AM

To: Richey, Catherine E.
Subject: [FP and HIV AIDS Integration: Discussion] RE: [FP and HIV AIDS Integration: Announcement] New Population Report, “Family Planning Choices for Women With HIV” 

Hello,

We are working with a team of researchers on HIV/AIDS stigma in southern Africa
(http://aidsnursingucsf.org/stigma/stigma.html).

We also found two intervention programs that you can download for free. One is from EngenderHealth (http://www.engenderhealth.org/res/offc/hiv/stigma/index.html), and the other is from ICRW (http://www.icrw.org/html/issues/hivaids.htm).