A qualitative study on intersectional stigma and sexual health among women on opioid substitution treatment in England: Implications for research, policy and practice

Laura Medina-Perucha, Jenny Scott, Sarah Chapman, Julie Barnett, Charlotte Dack and Hannah Family

Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 222, issue C, 315-322

Abstract: Women on opioid substitution treatment (WOST) are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses (HIV, Hepatitis B and C). This heightened risk is rooted in social and health inequities. Experiencing stigma is considered to have an important role in maintaining these inequities and is a barrier to promoting sexual health.

Keywords: Opioid substitution treatment; Inequalities; Sexual health; Sexually transmitted infections; Blood-borne viruses; Intersectional stigma; Intersectionality theory; Women's studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.022

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