Sida Info Service conducted a survey in 2002 and 2003 on discrimination against people living with HIV who call our helplines.
At the end of this analysis, it could be said that “concrete situations demonstrate daily that being HIV-positive in 2003 is still not only an obstacle to integration into the social sphere (almost impossible to access insurance and loans, refusal of employment, disguised dismissal, denial of care, etc.), but also a reason for rejection and stigmatization in the private sphere (difficulties in maintaining an affective relationship and risk of being rejected, stigmatization by neighbors, etc.).”
These surveys, beyond reporting a situation that is at least worrying, have highlighted the different types of discrimination faced by people living with HIV.
A Disturbing Finding
More than 20 years after the beginning of the epidemic and as many years of fighting, actions taken, and communication about the disease, two out of three people surveyed indicated that they had been victims or felt victims of discrimination or exclusion in their private and/or social lives because of their HIV status.
What about today?
The results of the survey conducted by Sida Info Service from June 14 to July 31, 2005, among people living with HIV can be downloaded from the website:
www.sida-info-service.org/observer/etudes.php4
