Badru Oluwaseun Abdulganiyu, Babalola Oluwatobi Emmanuel
Oluwaseun Badru, MSPH, BPT, is a Public Health Professional and a Physiotherapist, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Oluwatobi Emmanuel Babalola is a Medical Doctor and Public Health Professional at the Lagos State Primary Healthcare, Lagos State, Nigeria.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2023;34(1):96-104. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000366. Epub 2022 Oct 5.
Approximately 70% of the 37.7 million people living with HIV (PLWH) globally reside in sub-Saharan Africa and 10% of the global HIV burden is in Nigeria. PLWH encounter stigma and discrimination. Limited support from family, friends, and significant others increases stigma and discrimination among PLWH. This study sought to understand how support from family, friends, and significant others mediates stigma and discrimination in the Nigerian context. This descriptive cross-sectional study enrolled 396 PLWH from six health facilities between June and July 2021 in Lagos State, Nigeria. Stigma, discrimination, and social support were assessed. On average, participants were 32 years of age and female. Increased social support was associated with reduced stigma and discrimination. Support from participants' significant others was found to mediate the relationship between stigma and discrimination.
全球3770万艾滋病病毒感染者(PLWH)中,约70%居住在撒哈拉以南非洲,全球10%的艾滋病负担在尼日利亚。艾滋病病毒感染者面临耻辱和歧视。来自家人、朋友及其他重要他人的支持有限,这加剧了艾滋病病毒感染者中的耻辱和歧视现象。本研究旨在了解在尼日利亚背景下,来自家人、朋友及其他重要他人的支持如何调节耻辱和歧视。这项描述性横断面研究于2021年6月至7月在尼日利亚拉各斯州的六个卫生机构招募了396名艾滋病病毒感染者。对耻辱、歧视和社会支持进行了评估。参与者平均年龄为32岁,且均为女性。社会支持的增加与耻辱和歧视的减少相关。研究发现,参与者重要他人的支持调节了耻辱和歧视之间的关系。