Attitude of the Community towards People Living with HIV/AIDS in Abukwaka Local Area Council of Suleja Local Government Area in Niger State
| Autor: | Ajobiewe JO, Akobe A, Yashim AN, Alau KK, Salami AO, Udefuna PA, Umeji LC, Ajobiewe HF |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences. 10:709-713 |
| ISSN: | 2320-6691 2347-954X |
| Popis: | This study investigates the attitude of community towards people living with HIV/AIDS in Abukwaka area council of Suleja local government in Niger state. A total of 60 randomly selected HIV/AIDS patients from the general population participated in the study. The data for the study was collected using 25 structured items questionnaire with sections A, B, C and D, the data was analyzed using frequency and descriptive statistics. The work aimed at examining the level of discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS and the factors in association with such attitudes. The study revealed that about 89 % of the respondents exhibited discriminatory attitudes in the entire eleven relevant items variable. Stigma among the community was significantly high (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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