The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework: a global, crosscutting framework to inform research, intervention development, and policy on health-related stigmas

Stigma is a well-documented barrier to health seeking behavior, engagement in care and adherence to treatment across a range of health conditions globally. In order to halt the stigmatization process and mitigate the harmful consequences of health-related stigma (i.e. stigma associated with health conditions), it is critical to have an explicit theoretical framework to guide intervention development, measurement, research, and policy. Existing stigma frameworks typically focus on one health condition in isolation and often concentrate on the psychological pathways occurring among individuals. This tendency has encouraged a siloed approach to research on health-related stigmas, focusing on individuals, impeding…

• WA
  William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

  Award: 2016-4379
• DF
  Department for International Development
• NI
  National Institutes of Health
• OM
  Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
• NI
  National Institute on Drug Abuse

  Award: K01DA042881
• FI
  Fogarty International Center