'My Friend with HIV Remains a Friend': HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction through Education in Secondary Schools—A Pilot Project in Buea, Cameroon
| Autor: | Gerd Eppel, Hannah Etongo Mbua Etonde, Christoph Arnim Jacobi, Victor Njie Mbome, Johannes R. Bogner, Akenji Jean Claude Fru, Peter Malfertheiner, Leonard Kum Bin, Pascal N J I Atanga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Universal design Social Stigma education Immunology Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Stigma (botany) Friends HIV Infections Pilot Projects Dermatology Disease lcsh:RC870-923 medicine.disease_cause Education Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) UNAIDS stigmatization Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Cameroon ICRW Students Curriculum Hiv aids stigma Stereotyping Schools business.industry Brief Report virus diseases lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Family medicine HIV/AIDS Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Vol 19 (2020) Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care |
| ISSN: | 2325-9582 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2325958219900713 |
| Popis: | The universal access to treatment and care for people living with HIV (PLWHIV) is still a major problem, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where 70% of HIV-infected people live. Equally important is the fact that HIV/AIDS-related stigma is recognized to be a major obstacle to successfully control the spread of this disease. We devised a pilot project (titled “My friend with HIV remains a friend”) to fight the HIV/AIDS stigmatization through educating secondary school students by openly HIV-positive teachers. In a first step, we have measured the amount and type of stigma felt by the PLWHIV in Buea/Cameroon using the “The people living with HIV Stigma Index” from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Gossiping and verbal insults were experienced by 90% of the interviewees, while 9% have experienced physical assaults. Using these data and material from the “Toolkit for action” from the “International Centre for the Research on Women,” the teachers educated the students on multiple aspects of HIV/AIDS and stigma. The teaching curriculum included role-plays, picture visualizations, drawing, and other forms of interactions like visits to HIV and AIDS treatment units. Before and after this intervention, the students undertook “True/False” examinations on HIV/AIDS and stigma. We compared these results with results from students from another school, who did not participate in this intervention. We were able to show that the students taking part in the intervention improved by almost 20% points in comparison to the other students. Their results did not change. |
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