Stigma and Discrimination Against People Living with HIV and AIDS in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
- DOI
- 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.030How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- stigma, discrimination, PLWHA, HIV and AIDS
- Abstract
Banyuwangi occupies the third highest position for HIV cases in East Java. Stigma and discrimination is one of the challenges in the success of controlling HIV and AIDS. Stigma increases the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and stops social and medical support to the patients. The study aim to explore stigma and discrimination experienced by PLWHA in Banyuwangi. This was a qualitative study conducted in Blambangan regional hospital in 2016 through in-depth interviews to 19 informants who selected purposively and recruited by health provider. The interview conducted for 60 minutes and recorded. Data was validated with triangulation techniques, analyzed using content analysis and presented in narrative. Stigma and discrimination mostly come from PLWHA itself. Factors that influence the occurrence of stigma are excessive fear of HIV, incomplete messages received by PLWHA and community caused the wrong and excessive perceptions arise, community values, norms and judgments. This stigma and discrimination is expressed in physical, social, verbal and institutional forms at the internal level of PLWHA and externally. Strengthening and empowerment through support group were needed to increase PLWHA confidence and involving PLWHA in HIV education to the community may decrease stigma and discrimination.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Desak Made Sintha Kurnia Dewi AU - Jayanti Dian Eka Sari AU - Mohammad Zainal Fatah AU - Erni Astutik PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/22 TI - Stigma and Discrimination Against People Living with HIV and AIDS in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 154 EP - 159 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.030 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.030 ID - Dewi2020 ER -