Discriminatory practices of health care providers and care of PLWHA in health facilities in cross river state, Nigeria
| Autor: | Onyema Okwu Augustina, Isokon Brown Egbe, Bassey Ugo Samuel, Tiku Oru Takim, Uzoh E-C. Esther |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International journal of health sciences. :10516-10537 |
| ISSN: | 2550-696X 2550-6978 |
| DOI: | 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns6.12815 |
| Popis: | The study examines the effect of discriminatory practices by health care providers on PLWHA in health facilities in Cross River State, Nigeria. This quantitative study utilizes survey design and a three stage sampling technique of 674 from the three senatorial districts that constitute Cross River State was used. The selection of participants was carried out per each health facility using simple random sampling method. The questionnaire used was field tested in the 14 health facilities used. It was further complimented with FGDs to draw data for the study. Analyses of items were descriptively carried out using tables and percentage, mean and standard deviations. The data entry and cleaning were done at each selected health facility after which they were combined into one data set and were further cleaned. The exploratory factor was also used to analyze the instrument. The result revealed that PLWHA were discriminated from accessing modern health care services due to health care provider’s abrupt dismissive attitudes. Worthy of note is that most health care providers did not know the coping strategies nor have the patience to deal with PLWHA. Because of their discriminatory practices it becomes practically impossible to give a holistic care to PLWHA. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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