Drug abuse, HIV/AIDS and stigmatisation in a Dai community in Yunnan, China

• Main Authors: Rui Deng, Jianghong Li, Luechai Sringernyuang, Kaining Zhang
• Other Authors: Kunming Medical College
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24055
• Institution: Mahidol University

The latest data indicate that between 540,000 and 760,000 people are infected with HIV in China. Although minority nationalities represent 8.1% of China's total population, they account for more than 30% of the reported HIV/AIDS cases. This study examined stigma and discrimination against drug...