'The Devil has entered you': A qualitative study of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and the stigma and discrimination they experience from healthcare professionals and the general community in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are often exposed to unequal treatment in societies worldwide as well as to various forms of stigma and discrimination in healthcare services. Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is a postconflict developing country located in Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans, wh...

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Bisexuality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Communities
Developing countries
Discrimination
Education
Exposure
Gays & lesbians
Health aspects
Health care
Health Personnel - psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - psychology
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Interview, Psychological
LDCs
Male
Medical care discrimination
Medical personnel
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
Mens health
MSM (Men who have sex with men)
People and Places
Practice
Qualitative research
Segments
Sex
Social aspects
Social Sciences
Social Stigma
Stigma (Social psychology)
Transgender persons
Young Adult
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Adult
AIDS
Bisexuality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Communities
Developing countries
Discrimination
Education
Exposure
Gays & lesbians
Health aspects
Health care
Health Personnel - psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - psychology
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Interview, Psychological
LDCs
Male
Medical care discrimination
Medical personnel
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
Mens health
MSM (Men who have sex with men)
People and Places
Practice
Qualitative research
Segments
Sex
Social aspects
Social Sciences
Social Stigma
Stigma (Social psychology)
Transgender persons
Young Adult
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