Perception of Societal Stigma and Discrimination Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos, Nigeria: a Qualitative Study

Olalekan, Adebimpe Wasiu; Akintunde, Akindele Rasaq; Olatunji, Mabayoje Victor

doi:10.5455/msm.2014.26.191-194

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“…The major reasons for termination of employment among HIV infected people were psychological one, not physical or symptoms-associated conditions (Vitry-Henry, Pénalba, Beguinot, & Deschamps, 1999). Olalekan, Akintunde & Olatunji (2014) examined stigma and discrimination against PLWHA in Lagos Nigeria. The authors found that PLWHA were depressed because of episodes of stigma and discrimination against their personality in public, family, healthcare and workplace settings.…”

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HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Workplaces in Tanzania

Kassile¹,

Anicetus²,

Kukula³

2015

RWJour

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Background: Stigma and discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS undermines the effectiveness of national efforts to prevent and control the HIV epidemic. In the context of Tanzania, evidence on the incidence of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination from the perspective of the employees and employers is limited. Objective: To provide an assessment of the pervasiveness of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in the workplace in Tanzania. Methods: A cross-sectional study, which employed both qualitative and quantitative techniques, was carried out. Some 181 employees from 23 workplaces participated in the study. Results: About 13% of the respondents reported existence of some forms of discrimination while about 16% of the respondents divulged existence of complaints on stigma for HIV/AIDS affected/infected employees in their workplaces. Stigma-related complaints varied between cities, public or private, nature of activity of workplace, and whether the employee had a member of the family who was living with HIV/AIDS (p<0.1). Conclusion: Effective strategies to end HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in the workplace should consider the context in which the strategies are to be implemented. HIV/AIDS-related education and availability of health and social supports to HIV/AIDS affected/infected employees could help lower self-stigma and discrimination among affected/infected employees in the workplaces.

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HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Workplaces in Tanzania

Kassile¹,

Anicetus²,

Kukula³

2015

RWJour

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“…The challenges include travel distance [14], cost of services [15], unfriendly service hours [16], delay in service provision [17], and unfriendly and stigmatising health care providers [18]. Unfriendly and stigmatising behaviour of health care providers have been especially troublesome for key populations [16].…”

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Satisfaction With Use of Public Health and Peer Led Facilities for Hiv Prevention Services by Key Populations in Nigeria

Ochonye

Foláyan

Fatusi

et al. 2019

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Background: The aim of the study was to identify the proportion of female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs who had accessed HIV prevention services at public health facilities and peer-led facilities, their level of satisfaction with these services, and perceived barriers and challenges to accessing HIV services from public and peer-led HIV prevention service providers. Methods: A mixed-method approach was used to collect data from key populations in the four states in Nigeria. Quantitative data collected included level of satisfaction with and barriers to use of public and peer-led facilities. In-depth interviews and focus-group discussions were conducted to explore reasons for satisfaction with and barriers to use of services. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were was conducted for quantitative data. Qualitative data were summaried, emerging themes identified, described and quotes reflecting the themes corresponding to interview questions highlighted Results : Nine hundred sixty-seven persons responded to questions on the use of public health or/and peer-led facilities. Two hundred thirty-eight (49.4%) respondents had received HIV and sexual and reproductive health services through public health facilities, and 236 (48.7%) had received the services through peer-led facilities. Significantly more respondents were satisfied with the quality of services provided by peer-led organisations than with public health facilities with respect to service providers listening to respondent’s problems and concerns (p=0.007),privacy and confidentiality (p=0.04) and respect of rights of service recipients (p=0.04). Significantly more respondents using peer-led organisations than those using public health facilities identified no barriers to service access (p=0.003). More respondents using public health facilities than peer-led facilities identified cost of services (p=0.01), confidentiality (p=0.002), waiting time (p<0.01) and staff attitude (p=0.001) as barriers to service access. Thee was no difference in the proportion of respondents willing to discontinue their use of either facilities (p=0.08). Qualitative data revealed that concerns with access of services at the public health facility were due mainly to stigma and the effects of the same-sex prohibition law. Conclusion: Key populations were more satisfied receiving HIV prevention services at peer-led organisations than at public health facilities.

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“…The loss in significant difference between single and married PLWHA for DS is not unexpected. There is an evidence suggesting that disclosure concerns are inevitable for individuals suffering from chronic illness and PLWHA, whether single or married, are no exception [7,21]. Disclosure is necessary to obtain social support [24], and each new disclosure would risk a stigmatizing response, regardless of how well past disclosure experiences have been [17].…”

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“…These result in various social and medical repercussions, increase the complexity of managing the disease. Access to HIV screening services and early medical treatment is often delayed [4][5][6][7], and PLWHA's opportunities to social support networks and positive interactions with other individuals are limited [8,9]. Moreover, stigma perceived by PLWHA often leads to social isolation and internalized shame, thereby increasing their vulnerability to psychopathology [2,[10][11][12], which may interfere with medication adherence and compromise their health status and quality of life [3,13,14].…”

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HIV-related stigma as perceived by HIV-positive individuals in Singapore

Lin¹,

Dhaliwal²,

Kong³

et al. 2017

HIV & AIDS Review

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Introduction: This analysis of data from a historical cohort of newly-diagnosed HIV patients aimed to quantify illness-related stigma, using the HIV Stigma Scale. At present, there is no quantitative data on HIV-related stigma in the HIV population in Singapore. In order to facilitate future monitoring and evaluation of stigma in the local HIV population, it is important to describe the patterns of, and identify factors associated with HIV-related stigma.

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Perception of Societal Stigma and Discrimination Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos, Nigeria: a Qualitative Study

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Workplaces in Tanzania

HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Workplaces in Tanzania

Satisfaction With Use of Public Health and Peer Led Facilities for Hiv Prevention Services by Key Populations in Nigeria

HIV-related stigma as perceived by HIV-positive individuals in Singapore

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