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SUBMITTER: Ng CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6646878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
AIDS and behavior 20170101 1
HIV-related stigma compromises both HIV prevention and treatment and has recently been described as a barrier to utilization of skilled childbirth services in sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses the 2011 Uganda Demographic Health Survey to estimate the associations between HIV-related stigma, measured both at the individual and community level, and use of facility delivery among women. Consistent with theoretical predictions, higher levels of stigma are associated with reduced likelihood of faci ...[more]