Sentence examples for for stigmatization from inspiring English sources

4. Finally, research has raised the hypothesis that either a) higher weight status per se sets individuals at greater risk for stigmatization or b) girls with higher weight are stigmatized if they do not fit the female slim ideal, whereas boys experience teasing and exclusion if they are too thin and do not fit the male muscular ideal.

Even so, Dr. Lear, who is studying rising childhood obesity in that country and in Canada, agrees the potential for stigmatization exists.

Challenges faced by students included the ordeal of getting a diagnosis and potential for stigmatization.

"We're very aware of the potential for stigmatization," says WHO spokesperson Dick Thompson.

Individuals with mild symptoms may not seek treatment and physicians may not confer an official diagnosis of TS on children out of concern for stigmatization; children with milder symptoms are unlikely to be referred to specialty clinics, so prevalence studies have an inherent bias towards more severe cases.

Cautions were also raised about the potential for stigmatization.

HIV-infected women of reproductive age have reported high anxiety related to reproductive concerns, such as a great desire for pregnancy along with experiences of stigmatization for trying to become pregnant [ 6, 7].

For example, a patient may seek care further from his/her home for fear of stigmatization, resulting in having a farther distance to travel, thereby increasing transport costs.

"Obstacles include difficulty finding providers willing to perform abortion, substandard conditions in health facilities, lack of awareness of the legal status of abortion and fear of stigmatization for terminating a pregnancy," according to the Guttmacher Institute.

In the realm of high level sport, the fear of stigmatization for psychological problems could be especially strong; elite athletes work extremely hard to excel, and might therefore be particularly unwilling to disclose anything that could reveal emotional or mental fragility.

Peer supporters reported that they disclosed their HIV-positive status to the patients they visited, but were reluctant to disclose themselves to neighbors for fear of stigmatization.