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  title info:
    title: Stigma, violence and HIV among men who have sex with men in South Asia: a literature review
  name:
    name part: Karn, Ananda Kumar.
    role:
      role term: creator
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: c2013
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: 35p. :
  abstract: ABSTRACT: This is a review study on stigma, violence and HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Asia. India, Bangladesh and Nepal are selected for the review to represent eight countries of South Asia because India covers about eighty percent of total population of South Asia. Similarly, Bangladesh has the highest population following Islamic religion, which can represent other countries in South Asia where the majority of people follow Islamic religion. In addition, Nepal and India has the only open border where the movement of Nepalese-Indian people is always seen. The reports published and available online by organizations, such as WHO, USAID, UNHCR, World Bank, and the reports and research papers published by different organizations and national governments in these countries were reviewed for this study. Only literatures published and available online from 1993 to 2013 were included for this study. MSM are found in Nepal, India and Bangladesh and India has the highest number of MSM in the South Asia region. Different words are used for MSM in this region: Metis, Panthi, Dohori, Kothi, and Double Decker. In South Asia, where culture and tradition create strong beliefs, marriage between same sexes is not socially and culturally accepted. Except for Nepal, none of the other countries in South Asia have legalized same sex marriage or relationships at the national level. These countries that have not legalized same sex marriage or relationships have punishments ranging from imprisonment to death penalty. In all of these countries, MSM are surrounded by stigma and face discrimination and violations of human rights. Discriminatory acts and violations of their human right are seen in their house by their family members, by the people living in the society, and in the school and workplace. Many people in these countries have negative attitudes towards MSM. To be socially accepted, MSM will sometimes marry (4) women and bear child at the same time that they h…
  note: Thesis Report.
  subject:
    topic: Stigma
  subject:
    topic: Violence
  subject:
    topic: HIV
  subject:
    topic: South Asia
  classification: THS-00357
  identifier: http://nhrc.gov.np/contact/
  record info:
    record creation date: 150716
    record change date: 20220906184645.0