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editorial
. 2013 Jul 22;1:21. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2013.00021

Table 1.

Storyline and screenshots.

Stigma story Feature film Illustrated Video
A young boy, Kittu, approaches a truck driver, Ramu, and asks to take him to Mysore to find his mother. graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i001.jpg graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i007.jpg
After searching, they find Kittu’s mother in a hospital, where she is in the end stages of AIDS. graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i002.jpg graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i008.jpg
Kittu tells Ramu that he was ostracized and forced to leave school due to his and his parents HIV-positive diagnosis. graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i003.jpg graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i009.jpg
Ramu petitions the principal to fight for Kittu’s return to school. graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i004.jpg graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i010.jpg
Principal becomes a key spokeswoman for HIV awareness, HIV education, and the fight against HIV-related stigma. graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i005.jpg graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i011.jpg
Kittu returns to school, with the blessing of administration and other parents, where other children embrace him. graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i006.jpg graphic file with name fpubh-01-00021-i012.jpg