Self-stigma Based on the Sexual Orientation in PLWHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS) in Surabaya, Indonesia

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10.2991/978-2-38476-022-0_21How to use a DOI?

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PLWHA; Self-stigma; men; transgender & women

Abstract

The problem of self-stigma is one of the serious problems that occurs in people living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA), this problem is different from discrimination treatment, self-stigma is the fear felt by PLWHA, against acts of discrimination as a result of the attributes attached by community towards PLWHA. This study aims to determine the difference in self-stigma based on sexual orientation in people living with HIV/AIDS. Methods: this research is a “comparative descriptive” research with the method used is a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all people living with HIV/AIDS, at the Perwakos and Mahameru foundations in Surabaya, the sampling technique used was snowball sampling, with 63 respondents consisting of 3 groups, 23 male PLWHA, 20 women and 20 others are sexual pervert transgender. Results: The results showed that the experience of self-stigma in PLWHA Men was mostly heterosexual with a score of 29, 33 & 35 as many as 9 people (21%), with a mean of 36.49. Self-stigma scores on PLWHA Women based on heterosexuality were mostly 25 as many as 4 people (6.34%), with a mean of 40.45. Meanwhile, the self-stigma scores of PLWHA with sexual deviations transgender based on Homosexuality were mostly 53, 54 & 67 as many as 6 people (9.54%), with a mean of 60.05. The results of the analysis using the one way ANOVA test are (p = 0.000 = 0.05) So it can be concluded that there are differences in self-stigma based on sexual orientation in people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (PLWHA).

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AU  - Firman Firman
AU  - Yuanita Wulandari
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/13
TI  - Self-stigma Based on the Sexual Orientation in PLWHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS) in Surabaya, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st UMSurabaya Multidisciplinary International Conference 2021 (MICon 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 195
EP  - 203
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-022-0_21
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