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Melissa Stockton

Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications -  45
Citations -  972

Melissa Stockton is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stigma (botany) & Population. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 35 publications receiving 473 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Stockton include University of York & RTI International.

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A qualitative exploration of cervical and breast cancer stigma in Karnataka, India

TL;DR: The presence in these communities of cancer stigma and its many forms emerged across both the cervical and breast cancer data sets, with stigma a feared outcome of a cancer diagnosis and described as a barrier to screening, early diagnosis and treatment seeking for women with symptoms.
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Out of the silos: identifying cross-cutting features of health-related stigma to advance measurement and intervention

TL;DR: A more generic approach to the study of health-related stigma opens up important practical opportunities – cross-cutting measurement and intervention tools are resource saving and easier to use for personnel working with multiple conditions, allow for comparison between conditions, and recognize the intersectionality of many types of stigma.
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The relationship between health worker stigma and uptake of HIV counseling and testing and utilization of non-HIV health services: the experience of male and female sex workers in Kenya

TL;DR: Levels of sex-work stigma from healthcare workers (HCW) among male and female sex workers in Kenya are presented and the relationship between sex- work stigma and HIV counseling and testing is explored, as well as its undermining of the human right to health.
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Stigma reduction: an essential ingredient to ending AIDS by 2030

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify three key principles for HIV stigma reduction: immediately addressing actionable drivers of stigma, centring groups affected by stigma, engaging opinion leaders and building partnerships between affected groups and opinion leaders.