“Breaking the Silence: Examine the Social Stigma Surrounding HIV and STDs and Its Impact on Health Outcomes”

Hello students, 

Chapter 3 discusses conducting a literature review. You are to select five (5) peer reviewed journal articles specific to your topic/research question and develop a two-page paper. Please remember that a literature review is different from an annotated bibliography. I suggest that you select a journal article (feel free to use the article you included in Module 1) and review its literature review section to provide you with a guide. 

Additionally, the literature review may help you focus or refine your research questions. Therefore, as you conduct the literature review for your selected topic, you may realize that you need to refine, revise or even change your initial topic. 

Assignment

1. Make sure to include your research topic on the title page. You should also tie in your research question or the purpose of study into the literature review. 

2. Select at least five peer reviewed journal articles related to your research topic/question (make sure that your articles are credible, peer reviewed and no older than 10 years).

3. Develop a two-page literature review utilizing the five articles (the two pages DOES NOT include the title and reference pages).

4. Make sure that you use APA formatting. (Resources on APA formatting can be found in Module 1 under the research guide).

5. Make sure to post the link to the articles you used in your reference page.

Absolutely NO Artificial Intelligence (AI) software is to be used……this includes Grammarly, and other software used to paraphrase, word smith etc. ****If AI is detected you will receive a grade of 0. Completing assignments generated by AI shows in your presentations where you are not fully engaged, fully understand or are able to answer questions about your research projects.

You have (2) attempts where you are able to review your similarity and AI percentages before your final submission. 

I chose 3 articles already, please research the other two related to topic. 

Geter, A., Herron, A. R., & Sutton, M. Y. (2018). HIV-Related Stigma by Healthcare Providers in the United States: A Systematic Review. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 32(10), 418–424. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/apc.2018.0114

Samkange-Zeeb, F. N., Spallek, L., & Zeeb, H. (2011). Awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among school-going adolescents in Europe: a systematic review of published literature. BMC Public Health, 11(1). https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-727