Stigmatising Attitudes Towards Co-workers with HIV in the Workplace of a Metropolitan State, Southwestern Nigeria
| Autor: | Idongesit Godwin Utuk, Victoria Oladoyin, Kayode O. Osungbade, David Ayobami Adewole, Taiwo A. Obembe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Stigma (botany) Logistic regression medicine.disease_cause Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Virology Statistical significance Environmental health medicine HIV/AIDs Transmission 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace 030505 public health business.industry Transmission (medicine) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Metropolitan area Confidence interval Stigma Infectious Diseases Knowledge Attitude 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | The Open AIDS Journal |
| ISSN: | 1874-6136 |
| Popis: | Background:Despite demonstrating global concerns about infection in the workplace, very little research has explored how co-workers react to those living with HIV in the workplace in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess the level of stigmatising attitude towards co-workers living with HIV in the workplace.Methods:The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey involving 403 respondents. They were recruited from selected companies through a multistage sampling technique. Survey was carried out using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to generate frequencies, cross tabulations of variables at 5% level of significance. Logistic regression model was used to determine the predictors at 95% confidence intervals.Results:Mean age of respondents was 32.9 ± 9.4 years with 86.1% being females. Overall, slightly below two-third (63.0%) had good knowledge on transmission of HIV/AIDS while 218 (54.1%) respondents had a high stigmatising attitude towards co-workers with HIV in the workplace. More female respondents (69.6%) demonstrated high stigmatising attitudes towards co-workers with HIV in the workplace (p = 0.012). Female workers were twice more likely to have high stigmatising attitudes towards co-worker with HIV [OR 2.1 (95% CI: 1.13 – 3.83)].Conclusion:Stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDs is still very persistent in different settings. Good knowledge amongst our participants about HIV/AIDs did not translate to low stigmatising attitudes among workers. Concerted efforts and trainings on the transmission of HIV/AIDs are essential to reduce stigma that is still very prevalent in workplace settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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