Four members of The Well Project's staff presented a poster at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Based on findings from our IRB-approved community-based research project illuminating the impact of language, "Words Matter: The Impact of Stigmatizing Language in the Healthcare Setting Among Cisgender and Transgender Women and Nonbinary Adults Living with HIV in the US" features the collaborative work of a diverse, multidisciplinary group of women co-authors.
The qualitative analysis demonstrate that experiences of stigmatizing language can negatively affect individuals’ physical and mental health, self-esteem, and quality of life while also interfering with the public-health goals of HIV care and treatment.
View Mark S. King's video coverage of the poster, featuring the four presenting authors, on My Fabulous Disease
Please check out the poster image below – or download the PDF version!
