Poster (A3 size): International AIDS Conference, Washington USA, 2012
Stigma is still one of the greatest barriers for people living with and affected by HIV accessing services and engaging in economic and social-wellbeing initiatives. This pilot study explores the stigma experienced in faith communities to inform evidence-based stigma reduction strategies to be developed and implemented by faith leaders in partnership with PLHIV in Ethiopia.
A difference was seen between faith leaders who effectively and constructively support people living with and affected by HIV, and those that are in denial that HIV can affect anyone. Consequently they label PLHIV in negative terms. Based on the results, the faith leaders, with support from local PLHIV groups, developed a 12 month plan of action to reduce stigma.
Y. Ademe Asres(1), Y. Degefu(2), J. Hows(3), J. Kaybryn(4), H.S. Jones(5)
1.Network of Networks of HIV Positives in Ethiopia (NEP+), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2.CAFOD, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3.GNP+, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4.Plurpol Consulting, Auckland, New Zealand, 5.CAFOD, London, United Kingdom
Original Title
Ethiopia: What People Living with and affected by HIV want from their Faith Leaders: Reflections and data on stigma experienced by faith communities
Poster (A3 size): International AIDS Conference, Washington USA, 2012
Stigma is still one of the greatest barriers for people living with and affected by HIV accessing services and engaging in economic and social-wellbeing initiatives. This pilot study explores the stigma experienced in faith communities to inform evidence-based stigma reduction strategies to be developed and implemented by faith leaders in partnership with PLHIV in Ethiopia.
A difference was seen between faith leaders who effectively and constructively support people living with and affected by HIV, and those that are in denial that HIV can affect anyone. Consequently they label PLHIV in negative terms. Based on the results, the faith leaders, with support from local PLHIV groups, developed a 12 month plan of action to reduce stigma.
Y. Ademe Asres(1), Y. Degefu(2), J. Hows(3), J. Kaybryn(4), H.S. Jones(5)
1.Network of Networks of HIV Positives in Ethiopia (NEP+), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2.CAFOD, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3.GNP+, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4.Plurpol Consulting, Auckland, New Zealand, 5.CAFOD, London, United Kingdom
Poster (A3 size): International AIDS Conference, Washington USA, 2012
Stigma is still one of the greatest barriers for people living with and affected by HIV accessing services and engaging in economic and social-wellbeing initiatives. This pilot study explores the stigma experienced in faith communities to inform evidence-based stigma reduction strategies to be developed and implemented by faith leaders in partnership with PLHIV in Ethiopia.
A difference was seen between faith leaders who effectively and constructively support people living with and affected by HIV, and those that are in denial that HIV can affect anyone. Consequently they label PLHIV in negative terms. Based on the results, the faith leaders, with support from local PLHIV groups, developed a 12 month plan of action to reduce stigma.
Y. Ademe Asres(1), Y. Degefu(2), J. Hows(3), J. Kaybryn(4), H.S. Jones(5)
1.Network of Networks of HIV Positives in Ethiopia (NEP+), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2.CAFOD, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3.GNP+, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4.Plurpol Consulting, Auckland, New Zealand, 5.CAFOD, London, United Kingdom