ABSTRACT This paper analyses the effects of HIV-related stigma on children made orphans by AIDS and other children made vulnerable by HIV. HIV-related stigma is usually identified as the process of devaluation of people living with, affected by, or associated with HIV. The vast majority of children orphaned by AIDS or made vulnerable by HIV are ostracized, discriminated against, and isolated due to the shame associated with this disease. The authors emphasize how stigmatization makes it much more difficult to protect the basic rights of these children and add that many of them are at higher risk of being exploited by criminal gangs or becoming victims of abuse, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, the authors suggest to promote a strategy that draws orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS into social protection schemes and programmes.

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艾滋病相关污名对因艾滋病成为孤儿或与血清阳性照料者一起生活的儿童的影响

摘要 本文分析了 HIV 相关污名对因 AIDS 成为孤儿的儿童和其他因 HIV 变得脆弱的儿童的影响。与 HIV 相关的污名通常被认为是对 HIV 感染者、受其影响或与 HIV 相关的人贬值的过程。绝大多数因艾滋病而成为孤儿或因艾滋病而变得脆弱的儿童由于与这种疾病相关的羞耻感而受到排斥、歧视和孤立。作者强调了污名化如何使保护这些儿童的基本权利变得更加困难，并补充说，他们中的许多人被犯罪团伙剥削或成为虐待受害者的风险更高，尤其是在撒哈拉以南非洲地区。最后，