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Demand for Use of Advocacy Services for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 12, no. 2 (Summer 1997): 89-101
R. Hines et al.

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) often confront barriers to receiving services. Advocacy is one mechanism for addressing these barriers. Advocacy is broadly defined as assistance or representation provided to enable and HIV-infected or HIV-affected person to receive services; it may involve asserting a legal right, providing assistance with obtaining benefits, or helping with legal planning. The resolution of potentially discriminatory situations may best be achieved through various types of advocacy.
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