Social Stigma Attached to HIV/AIDS and its Determinants in Dire Dawa Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ismael, Shabbir(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hailemariam, Damen(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kifle, Yared | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-26T12:58:43Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:44:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-26T12:58:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:44:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross sectional study was carried out from April to June 2001 among residents of Diredawa town aged 18 year and above to assess the magnitude and determinants of stigma related to HIV/AIDS and PLWHA. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 845 study subjects. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were utilized. Although majority of respondents were well aware about HIV/AIDS, there is still misconceptions about its casual transmission. Most respondents manifest at least some form of stigma towards PLWHA. Majority 527(68.7%) of the respondents agreed that PLWHA should not have child and 463(60.4%) of them to keep the HIV positive status of their family member secrete. Three hundred ninety six (51.6%) of the respondents said that PLWHA should never be trusted and 363(47.3%) respondents believed that PLWHA deserve the disease. More than a quarter of them 275(35.9%) also had an attitude of separating PLWHA from others to safeguard the public and 269(35.1%) reported their unwillingness to let their children learn in a school where one of the students is known to be HIV positive. Significant (P<0.05) negative correlation between stigmatizing attitude and knowledge of HIV/AIDS, belief about its casual transmission and income was established. On multivariate analysis, level of education, income, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and belief about casual transmission of HIV were found to be significant (P< 0.05) negative predictors of stigmatizing attitude towards HIV and PLWHA. Addressing the issues of stigma in all activities that advocate disclosure of HIV status, encouraging PLWHA to disclose their HIV status, IEC regarding casual transmission of HIV and further studies to enrich knowledge about stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and PLWHA are recommended | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/10146 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | en_US |
| dc.subject | PLWHA | en_US |
| dc.title | Social Stigma Attached to HIV/AIDS and its Determinants in Dire Dawa Town | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |