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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
A comparison of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in four countries: Negative attitudes and perceived acts of discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 68, No. 12, Year 2009
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HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination have a substantial impact on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the associations of two constructs of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination (negative attitudes towards PLHA and perceived acts of discrimination towards PLHA) with previous history of HIV testing, knowledge of antiretroviral therapies (ARVs) and communication regarding HIV/AIDS and (2) to compare these two constructs across the five research sites with respect to differing levels of HIV prevalence and ARV coverage, using data presented from the baseline survey of U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Project Accept, a four-country HIV prevention trial in Sub-Saharan Africa (Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa) and northern Thailand. A household probability sample of 14,203 participants completed a survey including a scale measuring HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Logistic regression models determined the associations between negative attitudes and perceived discrimination with individual history of HIV testing, knowledge of ARVs and communication regarding HIV/AIDS. Spearman's correlation coefficients determined the relationships between negative attitudes and perceived discrimination and HIV prevalence and ARV coverage at the site-level. Negative attitudes were related to never having tested for HIV, lacking knowledge of ARVs, and never having discussed HIV/AIDS. More negative attitudes were found in sites with the lowest HIV prevalence (i.e., Tanzania and Thailand) and more perceived discrimination against PLHA was found in sites with the lowest ARV coverage (i.e., Tanzania and Zimbabwe). Programs that promote widespread HIV testing and discussion of HIV/AIDS, as well as education regarding and universal access to ARVs, may reduce HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. © 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Genberg, Becky L.
Czech Republic, Prague
Charles University
Hlávka, Zdeněk
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Konda, Kelika A.
Czech Republic, Prague
Charles University
Maman, Suzanne
Thailand, Chaing Mai
Chiang Mai University
Chariyalertsak, Suwat
Zimbabwe, Harare
Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine
Chingono, Alfred H.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Mbwambo, Jessie Kazeni Kilonzo
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Modiba, Precious
South Africa, Pretoria
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Van-Rooyen, Heidi E.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Celentano, David D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 305
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.005
ISSN:
02779536
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Tanzania
Zimbabwe