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Health Policy and Development
Department of Health Sciences of Uganda Martyrs University
ISSN: 1728-6107 EISSN: 1728-6107
Vol. 9, No. 1, 2011, pp. 37-45
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Bioline Code: hp11006
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Health Policy and Development, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2011, pp. 37-45
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“We also have cases of the disease that you are researching about”. Small-scale Enterprises and the Challenges of HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Kabale, Uganda
Twinomugisha, Benedict; Daniel, Marguerite & Lie, Gro Th.
Abstract
At the workplace, the HIV epidemic has brought about loss of productivity, staff turnover and increased labour costs among others. HIV stigma presents barriers to HIV prevention in different settings including the workplace. Unlike large scale enterprises, small-scale enterprises have received less attention in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This study employed a qualitative case study design. Data were collected from eighteen participants in three small-scale enterprises in Kabale, Uganda. Findings indicate that although there are effectively no workplace policies in small-scale enterprises, employees in the visited workplaces do not fear HIV/AIDS testing and disclosing their HIV/AIDS status as main sources of HIV-stigma although their perceptions remain hypothetical. Integrating clear anti-discriminatory HIV/AIDS policies may empower some small-scale enterprises with related HIV knowledge and skills in an effort to overcome the challenges of HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
Keywords
HIV/AIDS, Stigma, Discrimination, Small-scale enterprises, Uganda.
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