(a) Identify three ways people living with HIV/AIDS (PLVHA) are discriminated against. (b) Explain three...
(a) Identify three ways people living with HIV/AIDS (PLVHA) are discriminated against.
(b) Explain three reasons why stigmatization of people living HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) should be discouraged.
Explanation
Ways people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are discriminated against are:
(i) Termination of appointment: the appointment of people with HIV/AIDS may be unjustly terminated.
(ii) Abuse: HIV/AIDS patients are subjected to physical and verbal abuse, ostracised and outright rejection.
(iii) Lack of care and or support from family members.
(b) Reasons why stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) should be discouraged are:
(i) It makes people living with HIV/AIDS feel rejected, unwanted and useless, whereas this is not.
(ii) It makes people living with HIV/AIDS ashamed of themselves and so they keep their HIV/AIDS status a secret. This makes it impossible for them to get their right and also put other members of the society at greater risk of infection.
(iii)Loss of livelihood: when a person living with HIV/AIDS losses his livelihood, it becomes more difficult for them to take care at themselves and immediate family.