Discrimination and HIV/AIDS. Perception of the feeling of discrimination
https://doi.org/10.60543/ts_iss.vi6.9560
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60543/ts_iss.vi6.9560Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, StigmaAbstract
Despite the significant advances in treatment, social issues continue to have an impact on people with HIV, who are still the victims of on people with HIV, who are still victims of derogatory terms that renew prejudice. This study presents the results of a descriptive study of mixed descriptive study that aimed to understand whether individuals experienced situations of discrimination in formal and informal relationships after learning about the disease. Data was collected using a Google Forms questionnaire applied to 10 people living with to 10 people living with HIV who are followed up at the Abraço Association in the CAAP service. Of the 10 individuals surveyed, the feeling of discrimination is present in just under half of them (4 cases), except the labour camp, where the majority didn't feel comfortable sharing their diagnosis, probably for fear of discrimination and other consequences. These results could be related to the fact that the individuals surveyed had been diagnosed for some time. This could lead to a more relaxed and informed attitude towards the situation and a time distance from their feelings when sharing their diagnosis. Despite this, we can't help but highlight the existence of situations of discrimination in the most informal and intimate groups, the lack of information about the diagnosis in the workplace and, on the other hand, the idea that discrimination is associated with a lack of (or wrong) information, so increasing information to the general population could be a strategy to combat discrimination.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Open Access Policy
Temas Sociais Journal is an open access journal, providing free, immediate and unrestricted access to its contents, with the aim of promoting the circulation of scientific knowledge and academic exchange at national and international levels.
By submitting their manuscripts, authors authorize the publication, dissemination and public communication of their work within the scope of the journal, while retaining full responsibility for the content of the submitted manuscripts.
Copyright
Authors retain copyright over their works and grant Temas Sociais Journal the right to publish, reproduce, disseminate and archive the contents in digital format, in accordance with the journal’s editorial policy and open access principles.
Any reuse of published content must comply with the conditions established by the journal and with applicable copyright legislation.
Code of Ethics and Good Practices
Temas Sociais Journal is committed to the ethical principles of research and scientific publishing, promoting academic integrity, editorial transparency, and equal opportunities in access to knowledge. To this end, it adopts the following Code of Ethics and Good Practices:
-
Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and of exclusive authorship, and must not have been previously published, disseminated, or submitted to another journal.
-
Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions for the publication of their work and for properly acknowledging all sources and references used.
-
Research resulting from external funding must ensure, where applicable, authorization for the dissemination of the results.
-
All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism detection, using the tool in force at the Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa.
-
Articles are evaluated by external peer reviewers with expertise in the relevant field, under a double-blind peer review system, ensuring the anonymity of both authors and reviewers throughout the process.
-
Research involving human participants must ensure informed consent, strict respect for data confidentiality, and, where applicable, approval by an Ethics Committee.
-
Authorship must reflect exclusively those individuals who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the conception and execution of the research, analysis of results, drafting of the manuscript, and approval of the final version.
