Combating Stigma in the Era of Monkeypox—Is History Repeating Itself?

• Published in: The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 668 - 675
• Main Authors: Bergman, Alanna, McGee, Kara, Farley, Jason, Kwong, Jeffrey, McNabb, Katherine, Voss, Joachim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.11.2022; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Adaptive behavior; Disease prevention; Gays & lesbians; Health care; HIV; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Male; Medical personnel; Men who have sex with men; Mens health; Mitigation; Mpox; Mpox (monkeypox); Nurses; Pandemics; Prevention; Public opinion; Relatives; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual behavior; Social Stigma; Stigma

Men who have sex with men (MSM) and people with HIV (PWH) perceive, internalize, and experience significant stigma from family members, health care providers, and community members because of their sexual behaviors. The current monkeypox (MPX) outbreak is affecting both communities. The pandemic has...