Situation of stigma and discrimination of patients on ARV treatment at Thanh Hoa province Center for Disease Control, in 2019

Authors

  • Nguyễn Thị Thu Hường Thanh Hoa province center for disease control
  • Phan Thị Thu Hương Administration of HIV/AIDS control – Minstry of health portal, Hanoi
  • Lê Bảo Châu Hanoi university of public healthy, Hanoi
  • Hoàng Bình Yên Thanh Hoa province center for disease control

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https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/268

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Stigma and discrimination, ARV patients, Thanh Hoa, 2019

Abstract

The study was conducted to describe the status of stigma and discrimination of patients on ARV at Thanh Hoa Province Center for Disease Control, 2019. The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 258 participants through face-to-face interviews with structured questionnaires. The results showed that the percentage of stigma and discrimination was 17.4%, of which 13.1% experienced the feeling of being rumored about being others because of HIV prevalence, the lowest was not participate in religious belief activities; physical harassment / abuse; Stigma and discrimination by people living with HIV accounted for 0.4% of the total number of participants. From this result, we propose that further attention should be paid to patients on ARV treatment, especially single people, not yet employed, to help patients access and maintain, adhere to HIV/AIDS care and treatment better, contributing to improving health, life quality.

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Published

28-04-2021

How to Cite

Hường, N. T. T. ., Hương, P. T. T. ., Châu, L. B. ., & Yên, H. B. . (2021). Situation of stigma and discrimination of patients on ARV treatment at Thanh Hoa province Center for Disease Control, in 2019. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(3), 112–119. https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/268

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