Overcoming Stigma to Ensure Patient Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care is about patients who have HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) do not seek appropriate medical care because they are judged by society because of the stigma they have. . HIV is an illness that deteriorates the immune system and can later on turn to AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) which people can die from. The stigma is not that they are HIV positive, but society viewing and judging them because of their illness. HIV is transmitted through sexual activity, sharing of needles, and fluids like breastfeeding but society believes HIV is only transmitted through sexual activity, so they judge. HIV not only dangers the health of an individual, but also hinders the
