Overlapping Stigmas as Predictors of Attitudes towards People Living with HIV/AIDS among Youth Healthcare Professionals in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Onisile, Deborah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-21T11:08:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-21T11:08:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Living with HIV is often connected with some overlapping experiences that are stigmatizing and could aggravate attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This study examined the influence of overlapping stigmas (homophobia, ethnic discrimination, sexism, injection drug use, and sex work) on the attitude towards PLWHA of serving healthcare professionals in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Nigeria. NYSC members comprised fresh Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions who were 30 years and below on mandatory service to the nation. NYSC members totaling 325 participants responded to structured psychological scales. This study utilized a survey research design and employed appropriate statistical analysis such as regression. The results revealed that overlapping stigmas jointly accounted for (55.1%) of the total variation in Attitude towards PLWHA. All the overlapping stigmas significantly correlated with Attitude towards PLWHA. The implication of the findings was discussed in line with the decline of HIV/AIDS and implementation of the agenda of Sustainable Development Goals | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN:2635-375X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3660 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Ife Social Sciences Review | en_US |
| dc.subject | Attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS key affected population | en_US |
| dc.subject | Youth healthcare professionals, | en_US |
| dc.subject | Overlapping stigmas, | en_US |
| dc.title | Overlapping Stigmas as Predictors of Attitudes towards People Living with HIV/AIDS among Youth Healthcare Professionals in Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |