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Wisconsin

Types of Stigma Interventions

The following stigma-related interventions were conducted in this state.

Wisconsin Linkage to Care intervention by Broaddus et al. (2015)


Study & Intervention Summary

The Wisconsin Linkage to Care intervention aims to increase linkage and retention in HIV-related medical care through individually tailored patient navigation and case management. It is delivered by trained specialists who work in HIV medical clinics and community-based agencies, focusing on newly diagnosed, post-incarcerated, and disengaged clients. The intervention emphasizes building close relationships between specialists and clients to mitigate barriers and improve health outcomes.


Stigma Type Addressed
Structural
Study Population - Recipients
General (PLHIV), MSM, Transgender/Gender Diverse Individuals
Intervention Level
Individual - Intrapersonal (Self)
Intervention Setting Addressed
Healthcare
Article Link
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4596723/

Structural Stigma

HIV CRIMINALIZATION LAWS

no
As of 2025, No: Wisconsin doesn't have HIV criminalization law but does have HIV-specific sentencing enhancements or No HIV-specific law

HATE CRIME DATA COLLECTION LAW

no
As of 2025, No: Wisconsin does not require hate crime data collection

HATE CRIMES BY YEAR

Number of Hate Crimes
0
80
100
120
140
160
116
152
148
2021
2022
2023
Years
Data view:
Individual Item
Proportion

Have you ever felt that the police refused to protect you because you have sex with men?

9%

Have you ever felt scared to be in public places because you have sex with men?

36%

Have you ever been verbally harassed and felt it was because you have sex with men?

47%

Has someone ever physically hurt you (pushed, shoved, slapped, hit, kicked, choked or otherwise physically hurt you), and do you believe any of these experiences of physical violence was/were related to the fact that you have sex with men?

36%

Have you ever been forced to have sex when you did not want to (by forced, we mean physically forced or coerced to have sex, or penetrated with an object), and do you believe any of these experiences of sexual violence were related to the fact that you have sex with men?

33%
Individual Item
Proportion

Have you ever felt excluded from family activities because you have sex with men?

30%

Have you ever felt that family members have made discriminatory remarks or gossiped about you because you have sex with men?

46%
Individual Item
Proportion

Have you ever felt afraid to go to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

28%

Have you ever avoided going to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

19%
9.4%

Have you ever felt that the police refused to protect you because you have sex with men?

36.2%

Have you ever felt scared to be in public places because you have sex with men?

46.8%

Have you ever been verbally harassed and felt it was because you have sex with men?

35.5%

Has someone ever physically hurt you (pushed, shoved, slapped, hit, kicked, choked or otherwise physically hurt you), and do you believe any of these experiences of physical violence was/were related to the fact that you have sex with men?

32.5%

Have you ever been forced to have sex when you did not want to (by forced, we mean physically forced or coerced to have sex, or penetrated with an object), and do you believe any of these experiences of sexual violence were related to the fact that you have sex with men?

30.9%

Have you ever felt excluded from family activities because you have sex with men?

46%

Have you ever felt that family members have made discriminatory remarks or gossiped about you because you have sex with men?

27.9%

Have you ever felt afraid to go to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

19.2%

Have you ever avoided going to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

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