Effects Of Stigmatization On HIV / AIDS Patients

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Abstract

This research work investigates the Nigerian community attitude towards Stigmatization and Discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Alimosho Area of Lagos State. Two hundred and fifty person who are currently living with HIV/AIDS were interviewed through administration of questionnaires in the area of study. Frequency tables and regression model were used in the analysis of data collected from the field. Three hypotheses were tested in this study. There are two major findings of this study; firstly, that the Nigerian Community attitudes have a positive impact on stigmatization and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. However, it is expected that HIV/AIDS positive person that are stigmatized and discriminated have community attitudes surrounding and influencing them. Secondly, that those people who disclosed their HIV/AIDS status are gossiped about; verbally harassed and neglected by the Nigerian society. The project thus recommends the following: firstly, instead of neglect, gossip and verbal harassment, there should be intimate relationships of men who are HIV/AIDS negative with people who are living with HIV/AIDS that will eventually culminate into marriages in the Nigerian society. Finally, people with HIV/AIDS positive should be embraced by those who are free from HIV/AIDS virus in every Nigerian community.

Aims and Objectives

The main aim is to examine the effect of stigmatization on HIV/AIDS patients in Alimosho Local Government. The objectives, however, are as follow:

To examine the coping strategies employed the patients of HIV/AIDS
To discover the level of stigmatization HIV patients in Alimosho Local Government encounter
To examine if there is a correlation between HIV patients and their living conditions
To investigate if the stigma has any effect on their productivity level and;
Understand the role of social structures (e.g. family, economic, and cultural institutions) in creating and perpetuating HIV/AIDS related stigmatization.

Research Questions

What are the coping strategies employed by people living with HIV/AIDS?

What are the various forms of stigmatization that they experience?
Is there any correlation between the stigmatization of the patients of HIV/AIDS and their living condition?
Has the stigmatization of the patient of HIV/AIDS affected their economic productivity?

Chapter One

INTRODUCTION
This chapter introduces the Effects Of Stigmatization On HIV / AIDS Patients and its relevance, states the research problems, research questions, and objectives, provides a background of the study, and should also include the research hypothesis…

Chapter Two

LITERATURE REVIEW
This section presents a review of related literature that supports the current research on the Effects Of Stigmatization On HIV / AIDS Patients, systematically identifying documents with relevant analyzed information to help the researcher understand existing knowledge, identify gaps, and outline research strategies, procedures, instruments, and their outcomes…

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