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Favourable socio-economic factors reduce HIV related stigma and improve quality of life
(2010) Ebiere, H.; Aderemi-Williams, R.I.; Ezechi, O.C.; Odunukwe, N.N.; Onwujekwe, D.I.; Musa, S.O.; Addeh, J.E.; Okwuonu, D.U.; Idigbe, O.E.
BACKGROUND: Stigma is described as "an attribute that is deeply discrediting" and results in the reduction of a person or group "from a whole and usual person to a tainted, discounted one." Discrimination is the societal response to the negative value attached to the stigma an individual may carry. Stigma has consequences on the prevention of HIY infection and care of d in eren 'ally, on quality of life. Quality of life a is popularly used to convey an overall se o~ ...e I be' g and i des aspects such as happiness d s isfocti . li e as a whole. OBJECT1VE: e level of stigmatization in PlWHA and its effect on quality of life. METHOD: This was a cross sectional study. Data collection was done by randomly administering the questionnaire. The study instrument is a questionnaire adapted from a combination of the Tanzania Stigma questionnaire and the WHOQOl-HIY questionnaire. The sample size is 70. RESULT: The study showed that there was stigma among PlWHA to the magnitude of 51 %. This discovery could be attributed to the favourable socio-economic characteristics of the respondents such as their level of educati