Open Access<p>Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors Among HIV Positive Adult Patients Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinics at Public Facilities of Butajira Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020</p>
Author(s) -
Tamirat Melis,
Yohannes Fikadu Geda,
Lire Lemma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s280501
Subject(s) - medicine , stigma (botany) , logistic regression , odds ratio , cross sectional study , demography , public health , social stigma , bivariate analysis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , statistical significance , odds , antiretroviral therapy , environmental health , gerontology , viral load , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Stigma refers to attitudes and beliefs that lead people to reject, avoid, or fear those they perceive as being different. It identifies people as criminals, slaves, or traitors to be shunned. Globally 30-80% of people living with HIV experience stigma during their lifetime. There is a paucity of research in identifying determinants of stigma on HIV positive patients in Ethiopia. The aim of this study is to assess magnitude and factors associated with stigma among HIV positive adults attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics at public health facilities of Butajira town.