Mathematical model of the social pathogen of HIV/AIDS stigma

Abstract

This study incorporated HIV/AIDS stigma as a social pathogen to understand its impact on transmission and treatment. Integrating stigma into epidemiological models, we seek to quantify its effects on the spread of HIV, the progression to AIDS, and the success of treatment interventions. The results show that higher stigma leads to more infections, faster progression to AIDS and fewer treated individuals. The model highlights the need for stigma reduction interventions like education and supportive policies to improve health outcomes and control HIV/AIDS.