While knowledge and treatment around HIV continues to improve, HIV stigma remains an issue surrounding the disease and the people who live with it, a forthcoming report finds.
Despite increasing treatment and prevention options, the report found that almost 90% of Americans believe that HIVstill exists. The stigma can manifest in how people negatively talk about HIV, how people treat individuals living with HIV differently and the isolation of people living with HIV.
Traylor is an HIV activist who has been living through the stigma since her diagnosis in 2010. She now devotes her time as an activist spreading HIV awareness among youth and Black women. The report's findings come from a national online survey of 2,533 Americans 18 years and older. Of the respondents, 2,076 were non-LGBTQ. The survey's findings were weighted to represent the adult population of the U.S.
In 2021, the South accounted for more than half of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. despite only making up 38% of the population, according to the CDC. Additionally, 80% of Americans believe people living with HIV should be charged with a crime for not disclosing their HIV status when having sex with someone who does not have HIV.
"Unfortunately, we are seeing less awareness in the generation that could end HIV, which is Gen Z," said Ellis."We have these big bold dreams of an HIV-free generation, and it's still possible. There's a lot of education and information and we need to shorten the knowledge gap that exists with Gen Z."
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