HIV Prejudice Evidence
posted: 13/09/2010
More detailed information about HIV stigma, prejudice and discrimination against people living with HIV in the UK is now becoming available. 857 people with HIV took part in the UK part of an international survey the The People Living with HIV Stigma Index.
The first UK results were reported in Give Stigma the Index Finger.
All the HIV prejudice, stigma and discrimination evidence is grouped into main themes
- health settings
- exclusion
- disclosure decisions
- diagnosis experiences
- disclosure experiences
- self-stigma
- rights and laws
- effecting change.
Now the UK workers on the Index want to help people understand and use the wealth of detail that was collected about HIV prejudice and discrimination. All the data (anonymised of course) is in a computer database and they have done some more detailed analysis, and produced a computer tool to crunch the numbers, find relevant comments and produce fully detailed evidence. The idea is to use these to inform and train organisations to help end HIV prejudice and discrimination.
There’s now a presentation report called questionnaire, pointers and qualitative exploration that explains this. ‘Pointers’ is the name of their tool for detailed computer analysis. Starting on page 29 there are four presentations, to illustrate how people can make use of all the data in the UK index.
The index covers discrimination in
- family planning and pregnancy
- housing and UK residency
- employment
- family and friends
- mental health
- dental health
- faith and religions
- doctors in general practice.
Questionnaires, Pointers and Qualitative Exploration presentation with examples
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