Gender and AIDS Stigma

Community-level stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV is found all over the world, with people forced to leave their home, change their daily activities such as shopping, socializing or schooling, face rejection and verbal and physical abuse. The objective of the study was to assess the HIV/AIDS stigma among the general public. Quantitative approach and descriptive research design was adopted for the present study. The study was conducted in Vallancherry a selected rural village of Kattankulathur . The sample size for the present study was 300. Three point rating scale was used to assess the HIV/STIGMA and discrimination.The present study findings revealed that among 300 samples none of them reported severe stigma ,50 (16.7%) participants reported moderate stigma and 250 (83.3%) participants reported low stigma. Stigma blocks access to HIV testing and treatment services, making onwards transmission more likely. The removal of barriers to these services is key to end the global HIV epidemic.Key Words : HIV, AIDS, Stigma, Discrimination, Rejection

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A systematic review of measures of HIV/AIDS stigma in paediatric HIV-infected and HIV-affected populations

Journal of the International AIDS Society ◽

10.7448/ias.19.1.21204 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 21204 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Carole Ian McAteer ◽

Nhan-Ai Thi Truong ◽

Josephine Aluoch ◽

Andrew Roland Deathe ◽

Winstone M Nyandiko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Paediatric Hiv ◽

Aids Stigma ◽

Hiv Aids

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Interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: What have we learned?

10.31899/hiv2001.1001 ◽

2001 ◽

Keyword(s):

Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽

Coping Skills ◽

Evaluation Criteria ◽

General Information ◽

Skills Acquisition ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Aids Stigma ◽

Measure Change ◽

Change Target ◽

Hiv Aids

Stigma is a common human reaction to disease. Throughout history many diseases have carried considerable stigma, including leprosy, tuberculosis, cancer, mental illness, and many sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS is only the latest disease to be stigmatized. This paper reviews 21 interventions that have explicitly attempted to decrease AIDS stigma both in the developed and developing countries and 9 studies that aim to decrease stigma related with other diseases. The studies selected met stringent evaluation criteria in order to draw common lessons for future development of interventions to combat stigma. This paper assesses published and reported studies through comparison of audiences, types of interventions, and methods used to measure change. Target audiences include both those living with or suspected of living with a disease and perpetrators of stigma. All interventions reviewed target subgroups within these broad categories. Types of programs include general information-based programs, contact with affected groups, coping skills acquisition, and counseling approaches. A limited number of scales and indices were used as indicators of change in AIDS stigma.

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Children affected by AIDS as challenged learner in Nepal

Journal of Training and Development ◽

10.3126/jtd.v1i0.13092 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 62-66

Author(s):

Noor Jung Shah

Keyword(s):

Training And Development ◽

Drop Out ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Governmental Organization ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Stigma And Discrimination ◽

Children With Disability ◽

Aids Stigma ◽

The Status

Nepal government and non-governmental organization are working in the field of education and focusing to ensure the quality of education with total enrolment of children in school. However, there is lacking to address the children affected by AIDS (CABA) to ensure the education rights and CABA compel to drop out from education. HIV issues are existing since 1998 but government of Nepal developed the policy on education to CABA in 2011; therefore we can analyze the status of government concentration on education to children affected by AIDS. The article is based on field experiences and secondary sources because I have been involving in this field since 1995 and focusing in children affected by AIDS. Stigma and discrimination is the main cause to drop the school by children affected by AIDS and there are no specific strategies to intervene to continue the education of children affected by AIDS. Government of Nepal has program to other children like children with disability or scheduled caste or geographical based but do not have the program to support the children affected by AIDS. Children affected by AIDS have always challenges to face the stigma and discrimination at schools and society which directly affect on their education.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jtd.v1i0.13092 Journal of Training and Development Vol.1 2015: 62-66

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