Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS: The Social Responses in Association with Stigma and Discrimination - Couverture souple

Mallick, Subrata; Moshrur-Ul-Alam, Quazi; Rupa Mollick, Strala

 
9783639516883: Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS: The Social Responses in Association with Stigma and Discrimination
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639516885 ISBN 13 : 9783639516883
Editeur : Scholars' Press, 2013

Synopsis

This study aims at determining the sexual and reproductive health needs as well as to reveal the level and manifestation of stigma and discrimination associated with the daily lives of the people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at Khulna City Area in Bangladesh. In terms of medium of HIV infection, extra marital sexual relationships (35%), partners’ infection (30%) and blood transmission (15%) played a dominant role.The study shows that PLWHA experienced stigma and discrimination at family, community and social life. Apart from partners and family their secrecy of HIV status was reveled without their consent to friends and relatives, local leaders and religious leaders or priest. More than half of total PLWHA excluded from the social and religious function or practices after the infection of HIV/AIDS but the experience of whispering was a predominant phenomenon.The facts of stigma and discrimination, the restriction placed on their free movement, exclusion from social and religious functions, opportunities and participation on the social and economic process had direct and often malign consequences for the PLWHAs daily life.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This study aims at determining the sexual and reproductive health needs as well as to reveal the level and manifestation of stigma and discrimination associated with the daily lives of the people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at Khulna City Area in Bangladesh. In terms of medium of HIV infection, extra marital sexual relationships (35%), partners’ infection (30%) and blood transmission (15%) played a dominant role.The study shows that PLWHA experienced stigma and discrimination at family, community and social life. Apart from partners and family their secrecy of HIV status was reveled without their consent to friends and relatives, local leaders and religious leaders or priest. More than half of total PLWHA excluded from the social and religious function or practices after the infection of HIV/AIDS but the experience of whispering was a predominant phenomenon.The facts of stigma and discrimination, the restriction placed on their free movement, exclusion from social and religious functions, opportunities and participation on the social and economic process had direct and often malign consequences for the PLWHAs daily life.

Biographie de l'auteur

Subrata Kumar Mallick is now serving as a Lecturer in Sociology at Rani Bhawani Government Women’s College, Natore-Bangladesh. He has completed his Masters in Social Science in Sociology from Khulna University. He is involved in creative writing and have a great empathy towards social research and other related issues.

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Éditeur
Scholars' Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639516885
ISBN 13 
9783639516883
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
68
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