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| Title of Article |
A Qualitative Study of Stigma Experience by Households
with People Living With HIV/AIDS in Kaduna State,
Nigeria |
| Date of Acceptance |
1 June 2020 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
| ISBN/ISSN |
0975-8453 |
| Volume |
11 |
| Issue |
6 |
| Month |
June-July |
| Year of Publication |
2021 |
| Page |
1320-1328 |
| Abstract |
HIV/AIDS related stigma remains a major social problem facing households
with People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria in general and
Kaduna State in particular. It is observed that stigma attached to HIV/AIDS
pandemic makes it difficult for households with PWLHA to manage their
members living with the epidemic especially in the areas of diagnosis and
treatment as well as obstructs the treatment of the pandemic. Thus, this
study examined the stigma experienced by households with PLWHA and the
patterns of managing the challenges of HIV/AIDS interrelated stigma. As for
the methods, this study was qualitative in nature; accordingly, it employed
in-depth interviews to draw information from the 39 key informants as its
method while the data obtained were analyzed using content analysis. The
findings of this study discovered that households with PLWHA in Kaduna
State experience numerous forms of stigma and prejudice together with
human rights abuse that is detrimental to the total wellbeing of PLWHA and
its households. The findings of the study also revealed that HIV/AIDS can be
categorized into internalized, community and social based stigma such as
fear, shame, rejection and feelings of frustration. The patterns households
with PLWHA adopted to manage the HIV/AIDS related stigma were isolation,
nondisclosure, and loss of follow up. This study concludes that households
with PLWHA are faced with certain psychosocial strains or tensions and it is
essential to intervene to lessen the consequence of HIV/AIDS stigma on
households with PLWHA so that they can get the knack to achieve wellness,
enhance life span and advance the quality of life. It is also recommended that
social attention, social work support, and counselling services be improved
upon to mitigate this problem. |
| Keyword |
HIV/AIDS, Households with PLWHA, Kaduna, Nigeria, Stigma |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
ชาติ |
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true |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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