Beyond Infection: The Effect of Sexual Framing on Disease Shame, Stigma, and Testing Attitudes

Val Wongsomboon; Gregory Webster

doi:10.1007/s13178-026-01420-8

Beyond Infection

The Effect of Sexual Framing on Disease Shame, Stigma, and Testing Attitudes

Bibliographic Data

ID	24147397
Authors	Val Wongsomboon (0000-0002-9467-9952), Gregory Webster
Year	2026
Publication date	2026-09-23
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Sexuality Research and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1553-6610 • E-ISSN: 1868-9884
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1007/s13178-026-01420-8
Language	EN
References cited	42

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