According to the Sarafino Text, the Stigma Associated with AIDS

question 25

Multiple Choice

According to the Sarafino text, the stigma associated with 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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