Thupayagale-Tshweneagae Gloria, Mokomane Zitha
Department of Health Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2012 Jan;50(1):26-31. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20111213-01. Epub 2011 Dec 29.
This article describes the discrimination against adolescents orphaned by AIDS. A qualitative phenomenological approach using reflective diaries was used to extract how this population is discriminated on. Fifteen adolescents ages 14 to 18 living in an urban area in South Africa participated in the study. Data were collected as part of a larger study in which a peer-based mental health intervention was designed for use with adolescents orphaned by AIDS. Colaizzi's seven stages were used to analyze the data from the reflective diaries. Analysis revealed that adolescents orphaned by AIDS experienced physical, social, and institutional expressions of stigma leading to discrimination. Adolescents were discriminated on by peers, caregivers, and teachers. The results of this study show that adolescents orphaned by AIDS face discrimination; further studies on the topic with a larger sample are needed to verify these findings.
本文描述了对因艾滋病而成为孤儿的青少年的歧视情况。采用了一种使用反思日记的质性现象学方法来探究这一群体是如何受到歧视的。15名年龄在14至18岁、生活在南非城市地区的青少年参与了该研究。这些数据是作为一项更大规模研究的一部分收集的，在该研究中，设计了一种基于同伴的心理健康干预措施，供因艾滋病而成为孤儿的青少年使用。采用科莱齐的七个阶段来分析反思日记中的数据。分析表明，因艾滋病而成为孤儿的青少年经历了耻辱感在身体、社会和制度层面的表现，从而导致了歧视。青少年受到了同伴、照顾者和教师的歧视。这项研究的结果表明，因艾滋病而成为孤儿的青少年面临歧视；需要对该主题进行更大样本量的进一步研究来验证这些发现。
