Perception and experience of HIV-induced stigma among people with HIV seeking healthcare in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in health and technology have reduced HIV to a more manageable communicable disease. Yet, stigma and discrimination against people with HIV remain critical barriers to ending the pandemic by 2030. Due to limited literature on stigma and discrimination in Ghana, we aimed to assess the experiences and predictors of stigma among PWH seeking healthcare in selected health facilities.

Methods

This convergent parallel mixed-methods study involved 420 people with HIV responding to a quantitative survey and 25 PWH participating in qualitative interviews (9 in-depth interviews and 16 in focus group discussions). Respondents were recruited through systematic and purposive sampling techniques for the quantitative and qualitative aspects, respectively. Quantitative da

SUBMITTER: Mohammed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583524 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature