ABSTRACT Stigma complicates the prevention and control of HIV worldwide as it adversely affects the care seeking practices among People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). In Nigeria HIV stigmarelated practices experienced by PLWHA have not been adequately investigated. This study therefore focused on HIV-related stigma, discrimination and coping mechanisms among PLWHA receiving treatment at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria. The study was a cross-sectional survey. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select 700 consenting clients at President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief clinic UCH. A semistructured questionnaire which included questions on stigma-related and discriminatory experiences, perceived consequences and coping strategies was used for data collection. Indepth Interviews (IDI), were conducted among eight consenting respondents who had experienced serious HIV-related stigma and discrimination such as loss of job, divorce and marital separation. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic approach. Respondents’ mean age was 40.0 ± 9.4 years, 60.8% were married, 67.7% were females, and 56.2% were traders. Majority (78.1%) had ever experienced self-stigmatization as a result of their HIV sero-positive status with 27.0% experiencing it within the three months preceding the study. A major indicator of self-stigmatization was the unwillingness to disclose HIV seropositive status to family members (53.7%) and to friends (69.3%). Significantly more females (56.3%) than males (48.7%) were scared of disclosing their HIV positive status to family members (p
DEBORAH, O (2021). Hiv-Related Stigma, Discrimination And Coping Strategies Among People Living With Hiv/Aids Receiving Treatment At The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/hiv-related-stigma-discrimination-and-coping-strategies-among-people-living-with-hiv-aids-receiving-treatment-at-the-university-college-hospital-ibadan-nigeria
DEBORAH, OLUWASOLA "Hiv-Related Stigma, Discrimination And Coping Strategies Among People Living With Hiv/Aids Receiving Treatment At The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 04 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/hiv-related-stigma-discrimination-and-coping-strategies-among-people-living-with-hiv-aids-receiving-treatment-at-the-university-college-hospital-ibadan-nigeria. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
DEBORAH, OLUWASOLA . "Hiv-Related Stigma, Discrimination And Coping Strategies Among People Living With Hiv/Aids Receiving Treatment At The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Apr. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/hiv-related-stigma-discrimination-and-coping-strategies-among-people-living-with-hiv-aids-receiving-treatment-at-the-university-college-hospital-ibadan-nigeria >.
DEBORAH, OLUWASOLA . "Hiv-Related Stigma, Discrimination And Coping Strategies Among People Living With Hiv/Aids Receiving Treatment At The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/hiv-related-stigma-discrimination-and-coping-strategies-among-people-living-with-hiv-aids-receiving-treatment-at-the-university-college-hospital-ibadan-nigeria