Introduction
This literature review was written at the request of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). The purpose of the review is to (1) provide technical support for attendees at the community consultation Promoting PWA Leadership in Addressing HIV/AIDS Stigma and (2) to provide a technical assistance tool to policy makers, HIV/AIDS service organizations, and researchers concerned with the delivery of services to people at risk for or living with HIV disease.
To conduct the review, a team of three individuals carried out three independent searches. The first two searches were conducted via the Internet. The third search was conducted through the Parklawn library. Because of time limitations and the desire to keep the literature review as concise as possible, we limited our search to stigma as it specifically relates to HIV disease. Moreover, we concentrated on literature produced during the past 15 years. In all, we reviewed more than 300 abstracts and 50 publications, 47 of which are discussed in this paper.
