Perception and experience of HIV-induced stigma among people with HIV seeking healthcare in Ghana
Experienced stigma ranged from low to moderate in different settings, with communities being the most common location. We observed differences in stigma experienced among PWH based on gender, employment status, and TB co-infection. These findings suggest a need for targeted, context-specific interventions to reduce HIV-related stigma in Ghana, with a particular focus on community-level interventions.
Authors
- Douglas Aninng Opoku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-387X)
- Francis Osei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1094-813X)
- Kingsley Boakye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-1855)
- Benjamin Spears Ngmekpele Cheabu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8938-479X)
- Ernest Amanor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2416-163X)
- Samuel Frimpong Odoom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8398-3898)
- Aliyu Mohammed
- Peter Yeboah
- Jacob Solomon Idan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3161-9389)
- Jerry Amoah-Larbi
- Georgina Benyah
- Robert Asampong
- Eugene Acheampong Owusu
Institutions
- University of Education, Winneba (GH)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Cal Humanities (US)
- Ghana Christian University College (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11930-z
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.11