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Perspectives on HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination: voices of some young people in Ghana.
- Source :
- Sex Education; Mar2013, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p146-158, 13p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Illustration
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This paper examines Ghanaian young people's perceptions of the determinants of HIV- and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination, and how these perceptions may influence the de-stigmatisation process. Drawing on findings from an in-depth, multi-method qualitative study involving 104 school and street young people aged between 14 and 19 years, the paper presents young people's accounts of HIV and AIDS. The paper provokes discussion on how language and images associated with existing educational programmes on HIV and AIDS place young people in a dilemma. It also argues that fear and secrecy associated with the disease not only consolidate stigmatisation and discrimination, but also create the desire for retribution. It concludes by challenging health educators to pay particular attention to the language and images used in future educational programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AIDS & psychology
HIV infections & psychology
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
DRAWING
FOCUS groups
INTERVIEWING
LANGUAGE & languages
RESEARCH methodology
STATISTICAL sampling
SOUND recordings
SOCIAL stigma
QUALITATIVE research
JUDGMENT sampling
LABELING theory
THEMATIC analysis
HEALTH literacy
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14681811
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sex Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85408306
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2012.678941