Persons Living with HIV as a Vulnerable Group: An Argument to Ensure Treatment, Care, and Support

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dc.contributor.authorBrotherton, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-20T13:03:06Z
dc.date.available2026-08-20T13:03:06Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-11
dc.descriptionResearch paper
dc.description.abstractGenerally, human rights documents are to be applied universally. However, certain groups are identified for special treatment due to vulnerabilities faced; these are often referred to as vulnerable groups or populations. While human rights literature and public health literature make a case for particular sensitivity regarding vulnerable populations living with HIV, there is perhaps a case to be made for people living with HIV to be recognised as a vulnerable group in and of itself. It is often other vulnerabilities, such as poverty, disability, or discrimination, that render persons living with HIV legally vulnerable. But what happens if these other vulnerabilities are not present? Persons living with HIV could benefit from being recognised as a vulnerable group, in that it could prioritise their health rights and promote their access to healthcare and services. This article considers how identifying persons living with HIV as a vulnerable group could impact their treatment, care, and support. By looking at examples of countries where people living with HIV have been identified as vulnerable, and at how vulnerable groups are defined, an argument is made that it could be beneficial to persons living with HIV to be identified as a vulnerable group in terms of accessing treatment, care, and support.
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Fort Hare
dc.identifier.citationBrotherton, M. Persons Living with HIV as a Vulnerable Group: An Argument to Ensure Treatment, Care, and Support. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/ tropicalmed9070155
dc.identifier.issn2414-6366
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/5008
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
dc.subjectvulnerability
dc.subjectHIV status
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjectinternational law
dc.subjectaccess to treatment
dc.titlePersons Living with HIV as a Vulnerable Group: An Argument to Ensure Treatment, Care, and Support
dc.typeArticle
person.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8343-7301

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