A sosiological analysis of the nature, extent and comprehensiveness of stigma in people living with HIV/AIDS in areas of the Gauteng region (Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng and West-Rand)

Meyer, Maylene Elizabeth

dc.contributor.advisor	Du Toit, D. A. (Denise A.)
dc.contributor.advisor	Roets, H. J. L.
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Maylene Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-06T12:11:06Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-06T12:11:06Z
dc.date.issued	2010-11
dc.identifier.citation	Meyers, Maylene Elizabeth (2010) A sosiological analysis of the nature, extent and comprehensiveness of stigma in people living with HIV/AIDS in areas of the Gauteng region (Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng and West-Rand), University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5970>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5970
dc.description.abstract	Besides constituting major obstacle to effectively addressing HIV/AIDS, Stigma has remained among the least understood experiences of PLWHA. Limited knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS related S&D has very much contributed to poor implementation and in most cases failure of HIV intervention programmes at national, regional and international levels. Sociological analysis of Stigma in PLWHA lends verifiable insight into the nature, extent and comprehensiveness of HIV/AIDS related Stigma. With 129 participants from Gauteng regions of Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng and West Rand, the study confirms that Stigma and Discrimination (S&D) still thrives, quantifying its magnitude, implications and impacts in the lives of the HIV infected. Inter alia, the findings showcase the complex matrix analysis of emotion and behaviour associated with HIV/AIDS related S&D. Finally, the study offered a comprehensive recommendation on how to address HIV/AIDS related S&D at individual/family, institutional/community and government levels.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (i,120 leaves) : illustrations (some color)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS	en
dc.subject	Sociological analysis	en
dc.subject	Component matrix behaviour	en
dc.subject	Discrimination	en
dc.subject	Component matrix emotion	en
dc.subject	Stigma	en
dc.subject	Emotional experience	en
dc.subject	Social context	en
dc.subject	Manifestations	en
dc.subject	Assessment scale	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.1969792
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive persons -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.subject.lcsh	Stigma (Social psychology) -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.title	A sosiological analysis of the nature, extent and comprehensiveness of stigma in people living with HIV/AIDS in areas of the Gauteng region (Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng and West-Rand)	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Sociology
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)