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    HIV/AIDS stigma: the latest dirty secret
    (National Inquiry Services Centre, 2003) Stein, Jo
    The rejection of HIV/AIDS stigma is based on the understanding that all acts of social exclusion relating to HIV/AIDS are not only morally wrong but also counterproductive to effective HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. There is some survey evidence suggesting that HIV/AIDS stigma has already diminished substantially over time both in South Africa and worldwide. However, it is arguable that these surveys are failing to measure the changing face of stigma effectively. This paper describes some of the conceptual and methodological challenges that quantitative research measuring stigma needs to address. Foremost amongst these is the fact that HIV/AIDS stigma stems from multiple sources which cannot be conflated if stigma is to be properly identified, measured and most importantly, addressed.
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    Sorrow makes Children of us all: A Literature Review on the Psycho-Social Impact of HIV/AIDs on Children
    (2003) Stein, Jo
    This review describes the available research literature regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS on children, who are often referred to as OVCs (orphans and vulnerable children). It draws on the academic literature, including both published and unpublished research papers, books and reports regarding children who have a parent living with, or has died of, HIV/AIDS. The review focuses predominantly on African research. Children who are themselves infected with HIV are not covered in this review. Clearly, children with HIV/AIDS have unique needs and challenges which warrant separate consideration. The review begins by looking at the general academic literature regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS on children. In section one, it is argued that the emphasis on, firstly, orphanhood and, secondly, financial deprivation have both been counter-productive to defining the research agenda regarding OVCs more broadly.