Stigmatization and discrimination as predictors of self-esteem of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria | Zendy

Dorothy Ebere Adimora | Zendy; Eucharia N. Aye | Zendy; Immaculata Nwakaego Akaneme | Zendy; Edith Nwakaego Nwokenna | Zendy; Francis Ekenechukwu Akubuilo | Zendy

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Stigmatization and discrimination as predictors of self-esteem of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria

Author(s) -

Dorothy Ebere Adimora,

Eucharia N. Aye,

Immaculata Nwakaego Akaneme,

Edith Nwakaego Nwokenna,

Francis Ekenechukwu Akubuilo

Publication year - 1970

Publication title -

african health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1729-0503

pISSN - 1680-6905

DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v19i4.39

Subject(s) - self esteem , stigma (botany) , medicine , social stigma , clinical psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , affect (linguistics) , cross sectional study , qualitative research , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , social science , communication , pathology , sociology

Background: Self-esteem is a major psychological health issue. People living with HIV and AIDS have been found to be victims of discrimination and stigmatization which affect their self-esteem.Objectives: The study investigated the influence of stigma and discrimination on self-esteem of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV).Methods: The design was a cross-sectional study carried out in four teaching hospitals in south-eastern Nigeria between 13th July 2016 - 11th May 2017. Four hundred and eighty-four (174 males and 310 females) PLHIV participated in the study. Quantitative study supplemented by qualitative in-depth interviews were used to collect data regarding discrimination, stigma and self-esteem of PLHIV whilst a structured questionnaire was used to elicit information about the socio-demographic variables.Results: Stigmatization and discrimination were found to have significant influence on self-esteem of PLHIV. The results indicate that stigmatization and discrimination, together with income, work status, AIDS diagnosis status, and medication use status significantly influence self-esteem of PLHIV. These results imply that stigmatization and discrimination influences on self-esteem among PLHIV.Conclusion: Conclusively, intervention programmes should evolve enlightenment through television, movies, and educational programs that incorporate the ill effects of discrimination and stigma so as to boost self-esteem of PLHIV.Keywords: Intervention; psychological health; poverty; pocial isolation.

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