Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho
HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes and their consequences on preventative behaviors are among the most poorly understood aspects of the AIDS epidemic. This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of discriminating attitudes toward people living with HIV and their implications on the likelihood of...
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okr-10986-153672021-04-23T14:03:22Z Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho Corno, Lucia de Walque, Damien HIV/AIDS stigma HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes and their consequences on preventative behaviors are among the most poorly understood aspects of the AIDS epidemic. This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of discriminating attitudes toward people living with HIV and their implications on the likelihood of HIV testing. These effects are tested using the 2004 and 2009 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Lesotho, where HIV/AIDS is a pervasive problem. We find that HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes are negatively associated with education and wealth and positively correlated with Catholic religion for women and traditional circumcision for men. The analysis also shows a negative association between stigmatizing beliefs and the probability of being tested for HIV. 2013-08-27T15:38:11Z 2013-08-27T15:38:11Z 2013-06-09 Journal Article AIDS Care 0954-0121 DOI:10.1080/09540121.2012.736937 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15367 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Lesotho |
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HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes and their consequences on preventative behaviors are among the most poorly understood aspects of the AIDS epidemic. This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of discriminating attitudes toward people living with HIV and their implications on the likelihood of HIV testing. These effects are tested using the 2004 and 2009 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Lesotho, where HIV/AIDS is a pervasive problem. We find that HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes are negatively associated with education and wealth and positively correlated with Catholic religion for women and traditional circumcision for men. The analysis also shows a negative association between stigmatizing beliefs and the probability of being tested for HIV. |
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Corno, Lucia de Walque, Damien |
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Corno, Lucia |
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho |
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho |
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho |
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho |
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho |
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socioeconomic determinants of stigmatization and hiv testing in lesotho |
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