Assessment of Workplace Stigma and Discrimination among People Living With HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Clinics in Health Institutions in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Aguwa, Emmanuel N.; Su, Arinze-Onyia; Okwaraji, Friday E.; Modebe, I

doi:10.7727/wimj.2014.228

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“…Stories of Dagie and Mafene demonstrate and represent several ways in which fears of death present daily in the lives of these youth, despite the assurance that with ART they can live longer. Just like extant literature [60,61], our findings relate this fear to the historical prognosis of HIV during the pre-ART era. Therefore, sensitization and reassurance, is necessary to dispel such historical views.…”

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Experiences and effects of HIV-related stigma among youth living with HIV/AIDS in Western Uganda: A photovoice study

Kimera

Vindevogel²,

Reynaert³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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HIV-related stigma has been identified as a significant stressor affecting Quality of Life of Youth Living With HIV/AIDS (YLWHA). Gaining a contextualized understanding of how this stigma is experienced by YLWHA in Western Uganda is crucial in addressing it in this group and setting. In this study, we explored the lived experiences of YLWHA with HIV-related stigma. Photovoice was used to gain insight into the lived experiences of HIV-related stigma in 11 YLWHA (15-19 years), purposively selected from a hospital-based peer support group. Group interview transcripts, notes and photographs were subjected to phenomenological hermeneutic analysis. Encounters with enacted, anticipated and internalized stigmas and their myriad sequels were prevalent in the photos and narratives of participants. Our findings were categorized and presented in 5 main themes that were identified through the analysis: being devalued, experiencing fear, experiencing injustices, feeling lonely, and lacking future perspectives. HIV-related stigmas were experienced in various socio-ecological domains but predominantly in homes and schools that ought to be supportive surroundings for youths. A multilevel approach, targeting the entire society where the root causes of stigma can be found and specific contexts like schools and homes where youth are confronted with stigma on a daily basis is proposed for a wholistic intervention.

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Experiences and effects of HIV-related stigma among youth living with HIV/AIDS in Western Uganda: A photovoice study

Kimera

Vindevogel²,

Reynaert³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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“…Finally, health related stigma by co-workers could result in social exclusion, which led to a diminished well-being at work of people with disabilities and problems in maintaining a job. Studies about both physical and mental disabilities reported social exclusion by co-workers [37,48,60,66,77,[85][86][87][88]. However, the risk of social exclusion seemed to be especially prominent in case of workers with contagious diseases like HPB/C or HIV due to the concerns of co-workers about possible transmission.…”

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“…Ways in which health related stigma affected sustainable employment and well-being at work of people with disabilities Harassment and bullying negatively affected someone's wellbeing at work and chance to maintain a job by making them upset and lowering their self-esteem, this could lead them to resign[37,65,66,70,74,75,[81][82][83][84] Social exclusion led to a diminished well-being at work and was barrier in maintaining work, it could lead to strained relationships and a loss of motivation to perform a job[37,48,60,66,77,[85][86][87][88][89][90] …”

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In What Ways Does Health Related Stigma Affect Sustainable Employment and Well-Being at Work? A Systematic Review

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Purpose Studies are increasingly showing that health related stigma is a barrier to employment, but it is not known how. The aim of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and analyse studies that have directly or indirectly addressed ways in which stigma affects sustainable employment and well-being at work of people with disabilities. Methods Using a multiphase screening process, this review is based on a comprehensive literature search (2000–2019) carried out in six electronic databases: Embase, Web of Science, Medline Ovid, Cochrane CENTRAL, PsycINFO and Google Scholar. Results 7.263 publications were identified; 96 studies were found eligible to be included in the review. 72% of the studies were conducted in North America or Europe. Few studies directly assessed how stigma affects the employment of people with disabilities. Most studies highlighted that attitudes and behaviour of employers formed a barrier to employment, as well as anticipated stigma and self-stigma in people with health problems. However, the findings also showed that the attitudes and behaviour of co-workers, health care professionals, reintegration professionals, customers, and family and friends could act as a barrier to employment although these influences are under-researched. Although many similarities were seen in the relevant findings of studies about both physical and mental disabilities, several nuances were found. Conclusion Stigma hampers sustainable employment and well-being in multiple ways. Whereas the number of publications on this topic is rapidly increasing, the roles of health care professionals, reintegration professionals, co-workers, customers, and family and friends particularly warrant more attention.

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“…We identified several studies that addressed stigmatization in the workplace. However, we only found studies that addressed specific problems and stigmatizing attitudes against specific populations, such as cancer patients (Stergiou‐Kita et al., 2016) and HIV positive individuals in the workplace (Aguwa et al., 2016). Due to the gap in the Turkish literature about workplace stigmatization, we first aimed to comprehend the scope of the problem.…”

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“Never Hire Those—!” Hiring stigma in Turkish organizations: An exploratory sequential mixed methods approach

Sever

Özdemir

2021

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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This mixed method study aims to analyze how stigma and discrimination operate in hiring processes. Although numerous studies address hiring stigma, extensive research and multiple factor measures in the Turkish and broader context are lacking. We employed an exploratory sequential mixed method design in this three-phase study (N = 423). Phase I was to analyze interviews from 23 employers/human resource managers in different sectors. Phase II was to develop a scale using findings to measure hiring stigma and to validate the scale, which is composed of 5 dimensions (people with criminal records, problematic alcohol and other drug use, disabilities, minority and/or nonconforming, and refugees) and 17 items. We then tested for discriminant and convergent validity on a different sample. Phase III was to administer the developed scale to a different sample in order to test factor analysis. Findings suggest that the hiring stigma scale is a valid and reliable measure and employers mostly stigmatize people with problematic use of alcohol and other drugs, people with criminal records, and refugees. We suggest organizing workshops, such as diversity trainings to increase awareness about stigmatizing attitudes of employers. Antidiscriminatory legislation should protect not only those with disabilities, but also other stigmatized groups at the state level.

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Assessment of Workplace Stigma and Discrimination among People Living With HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Clinics in Health Institutions in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Abstract: The prevalence of stigma and discrimination in workplaces is high. Efforts should be made by agencies to reduce such social problems in the workplace since they can affect overall management and productivity.

Cited by 6 publications

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Experiences and effects of HIV-related stigma among youth living with HIV/AIDS in Western Uganda: A photovoice study

Experiences and effects of HIV-related stigma among youth living with HIV/AIDS in Western Uganda: A photovoice study

In What Ways Does Health Related Stigma Affect Sustainable Employment and Well-Being at Work? A Systematic Review

“Never Hire Those—!” Hiring stigma in Turkish organizations: An exploratory sequential mixed methods approach

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