“I think they are infected because of their ignorance and lack of responsibility”: A mixed-methods study on HIV-related stigma in the healthcare system in Kazakhstan

• Balnur Iskakova ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: balnurkskak@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D, Asfendiyarov, Almaty, Kazakhstan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-5375

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• Elizabeth J. King,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Recai Murat Yucel,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Temple University College of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Jack DeHovitz,

  Roles Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7307-0614

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• Zhamilya Nugmanova

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D, Asfendiyarov, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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