Stigma and negative self-perceptions of young people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Bandung, Indonesia: a case series.
作者信息
Aggarwal Sahil, Yu Luke, Hasjim Bima, Lee Debora H, Kim Esther, Lee Jonathan B, Lee Katrina, Tse Christina, Anshus Alexander, Yu Allen R, Louthan Michael, Keown Thomas, Gabriel Christopher, Diamond Catherine
机构信息
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 836 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA, USA.
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA, USA.
出版信息
Int Health. 2018 Sep 1;10(5):401-403. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy031.
BACKGROUND
Young people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (PLWA) are at risk for HIV stigma.
METHODS
The HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument for PLWA was administered to 36 young PLWA across six clinics in Bandung, Indonesia, to assess the fear of contagion (FC), verbal abuse (VA), social isolation (SI), workplace stigma (WS), health care neglect (HCN) and negative self-perception (NSP).
RESULTS
The median scores for FC, VA, SI, WS and HCN were all 0 while the median score for NSP was 4. In the last 3 months approximately 45% of surveyed PLWA felt they did not deserve to live and 64% felt completely worthless.
CONCLUSIONS
While these results are preliminary, access to mental health services should be a priority in the clinics that provide antiretroviral therapies.
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