According to the Sarafino Text, the Stigma Associated with HIV/AIDS

question 24

Multiple Choice

According to the Sarafino text, the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS affects health in three ways. Which of the following is NOT one of the three ways mentioned in the text

• A) Refusal of societies to acknowledge the disease, therefore allowing its spread.
• B) It causes some people to believe that if they aren't gay or use drugs, they can't get the disease.
• C) It causes some people to delay getting tested and, if HIV-positive, get treatment.
• D) Progression of HIV disease slows down once serostatus is disclosed to others.

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