“How can you kiss and touch this child and show affection towards her? What kind of woman are you?”: Provider perspectives on stigma towards native and ethnic minority street-connected youth in the Republic of Georgia

The Republic of Georgia has experienced a rapid growth in the number of youth working and/or living on the street (YWLS). Although research indicates that YWLS are highly stigmatized, few studies have examined perceptions of stigma among Georgian social service providers who serve YWLS. We conducted...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 18; no. 6; p. e0286710
Main Authors:	Sadzaglishvili, Shorena, Gotsiridze, Teona, Lekishvili, Ketevan, Flores, Rey, Hereth, Jane, Bouris, Alida
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 02.06.2023 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent AIDS Biology and Life Sciences Child Coders Discrimination Displaced persons Ethnic and Racial Minorities Ethnic groups Ethnicity Evaluation Female Georgia (Republic) Health services HIV Homeless persons Hostility Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Interviews Male Marginalized groups Mental disorders Mental health Minorities Minority & ethnic groups Minority Groups Occupational roles People and Places Perceptions Psychological aspects Psychologists Public awareness Public opinion Racism Romani people Sex industry Social agencies Social aspects Social dynamics Social environment Social exclusion Social interactions Social networks Social Sciences Social service Social services Social services delivery Social Stigma Stereotypes Stigma Stigma (Social psychology) Street children Street youth Streets Teenagers Touch Urban areas Violence Young adults Youth Georgia (Republic) Azerbaijan Abkhazia Georgia (country) United States > US Georgia (country) South Ossetia Georgia (country)
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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