Frontline health professionals’ perceptions about HIV and youth
Maria Izabel Sanches Costa,
Gabriela Lotta,
Juliana Rocha Miranda
et al.
Abstract:Discussions about HIV are still permeated with stigmas and placing blame on individuals for their behavior. Public policies, including those related to HIV/AIDS, are based on political categories that can generate symbolic effects, either by reproducing or confronting stigmas. The literature points out that frontline health workers (TLF) apply personal and professional values in their interactions with service users, and that these values may be influenced by social or political categories. This article aims t… Show more
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