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The Risk Lies in Not Knowing: HIV/AIDS
Awareness and Acceptance towards PLWHA
Gordon Matthew C. Suico1
, Christy B. Alfeche2
1
Department Ed – Luray II NHS Toledo City Division, University of the Philippines-Visayas, Miagao, Philippines
2
Department Ed-Luray II NHS, Toledo City Division, Cebu Normal University, Cebu, Philippines
ABSTRACT
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a disease that targets and
changes the human immune system, increasing the risk and impact of
other infections and diseases. Without treatment, this virus progresses
to an advanced disease called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(AIDS). Ignorance of HIV/AIDS can lead to the stigmatization of
PLWHA. This prevents PLWHA from contributing to society
meaningfully and damages their social and psychological health. This
study sought to determine the level of awareness towards HIV/AIDS
and the level of acceptance towards PLWHA among senior high
school (SHS) students in the 9th cluster of Toledo City, Cebu. It
further sought to determine whether or not a correlation exists
between the students’ awareness and acceptance towards PLWHA.
To arrive at these, this study utilized questions adopted from Carey,
Beedy and Johnson (1997), and Unnikrishnan, Mithra and Reshmi
(2010) for HIV/AIDS-awareness and HIV/AIDS-Acceptance,
respectively; with slight modifications in the wording for the
students’ comfort. The respondents of this study were 336 SHS
students, selected via stratified random sampling from an overall
population of 2,094 SHS students. The study found that the
respondents exhibited a high level of awareness about HIV/AIDS, as
well as a high level of acceptance towards PLWHA. Further, it was
found that there is a statistically significant correlation between
gender and awareness of HIV/AIDS. It was also found that there is a
statistically significant correlation between gender and attitude
towards PLWHA. This study arrived at the conclusion that there is a
statistically significant and strong correlation between the
respondents’ awareness and attitude towards PLWHA.
KEYWORDS: HIV/AIDS, PLWHA, sex education, stigma
How to cite this paper: Gordon Matthew
C. Suico | Christy B. Alfeche "The Risk
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INTRODUCTION
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a disease
that is spread primarily through sexual contact with
an infected person during unsafe sex. This can also be
transmitted through sharing of needles with infected
individual, transfusions of infected blood or blood
components. This virus targets and weakens the
human immune system, increasing the risk and
impact of other infections or diseases. If not treated,
this might progress to an advanced disease called
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
which is considered as one the greatest challenges and
risk factors of human health (Saki, Kermanshahi,
Mohammadi & Mohraz, 2014). HIV/AIDS is a
pressing issue in our current day and age thus
countless researches have been done on the subject.
However, just as pressing as the disease, is the
attitude of people towards those who are carriers of
the disease.
HIV/AIDS has been recognized as a disease
associated with fear and stigma (Hasan, Nath, Khan,
Akram, Gomes & Rashid, 2012). According to
Rankin (2005), stigma can either be internal or
external. Internal stigma is shame from within that is
associated with HIV/AIDS positivity while external
stigma is the actual experience of discrimination that
comes from others (Greef, Phetlhu & Makoae, 2008).
On the other hand, Thomas (2006), (as cited by Lalo,
Theodhosi, Kamberi & Xhindoli, 2015) identified
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three types of stigma; self-stigma, perceived stigma
and the approved stigma. Self-stigma happens
through “self blaming”, perceived stigma is related to
the fear of the PLWHA to show their HIV status as
they might get discriminated and the approved stigma
which happens when the individuals repeatedly
discriminated due to their HIV status. Stigma and
discrimination to people with HIV/AIDS are viewed
as one of the greatest challenges mentioned since
HIV-infected people are considered unusual (Saki
et.al, 2014). People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
are commonly labeled as “other” by the community
thus prevents them from contributing to society and
greatly damages their social and psychological health
(Campbell,2007). Stigma and discrimination have
affected PLWH’s life in many ways and are often
associated with psychological distress, such as shame,
anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and quality of
life(Tran, Phan, Latkin, Nguyen, Hoang, Ho, C & Ho
R., 2019). Indeed, stigma and discrimination are
barriers to effective HIV prevention and treatment
since people are afraid of being stigmatized to the
point where they refuse testing and treatment.
HIV/AIDS is considered as a global health risk and
burden. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS affects not only
the health of the people but also the communities, and
the economic growth of nations. Year 2016, an
estimated 1.8 million individuals worldwide were
infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
which amounts to 5,000 new infections per day. This
includes 160,000 children. Year 2017, World Health
Organization (WHO) reported that there were already
36.9 million people living with HIV worldwide, with
1.8 million new infection cases and 940,000 deaths
(Tran et al., 2019). Young people are particularly
vulnerable to HIV infection. In 2007 survey, over half
of all new infections worldwide are among young
people between the ages of 15 and 24. Every day,
6,000 young people become infected with HIV –
more than five every minute (Tan, Pan, Zhou, Wang
& Xie, 2007).In 2015, many countries have a
significant proportion of youth that initiate sexual
activity by the age of 15 years thus, adolescents in
general are at a higher risk of contracting HIV
through sexual transmission and youth aged 13–14
years accounted for more than 1 in 5 new diagnoses
in 2015 (Alhasawi et al., 2019). These increase cases
of HIV/AIDS infection might be due to the reduction
of information given to the general public (Ouzouni
& Nakakis, 2012). Raising awareness about the
causes and effects of HIV is one of the key strategies
in preventing and controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS
worldwide. According to Alhasawi et al., (2019),
Inadequate knowledge and risky practices are major
hindrances in preventing the spread of HIV.
The Philippines has the most rapid growth in the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific in the last six
years as reported by the Health Ministry and United
Nations. At the later part of 2016, there were
reportedly 10,500 Filipinos who were infected with
HIV/AIDS, from 4,300 in 2010 and the number of
new cases in the country jumped from 4 a day in 2010
to 31 a day as of November 2017(HIV/AIDS and Art
Registry of the Philippines, HARP 2017). Since then,
there have been 63,278 confirmed HIV cases and as
of January 2019, there were 1,249 newly confirmed
HIV-positive individuals reported to the HARP. In
January 2019, 395 (32%) cases were among youth
15-24 years old (96% were male). Seventy-seven
percent (13,751 out of 17,935) of all those 15-24
years at the time of testing were diagnosed from
January 2014 to January 2019. In the Philippines,
stigma against PLWHA is also evident. This includes
prejudice and can lead to active discrimination
directed towards persons either perceived to be or
actually infected with HIV/AIDS and the social
groups and persons with whom they are associated
(Taylor, 2001). In most of the discrimination cases
that Human Rights Watch documented, employees
with HIV did not file formal complaints, most
frequently due to fear of being further exposed as
HIV positive, which could prevent future
employments (Rankin, 2005).
In all of these cases, people and their interaction with
PLWHA shape the nature of the issues. This shows
that people’s awareness and attitude towards PLWHA
are heavy elements in the global conversation of
HIV/AIDS acceptance and stigma. If the individuals
especially the youth lack adequate information
regarding HIV knowledge, they might be hit hard by
the HIV/AIDS pandemic and will also get stigmatized
or might not get infected but will stigmatize and
discriminate the infected individuals since students
were observed as having discriminatory and risky
attitudes towards PLWHA(Nubed & Akoachere,
2016). Therefore, it is essential to assess the
knowledge and attitudes of students regarding
HIV/AIDS and to PLWHA before planning
appropriate preventive measures.
Objective of the Study
The aims of the study were to assess SHS students’
level of awareness towards HIV/AIDS and their level
of acceptance towards PLWHA. This study also
sought to know the existing correlation between the
students’ awareness and acceptance towards
PLWHA.
Theoretical Background/Literature Review
HIV/AIDS is a disease that has led to surging
mortality rates among the youth and other participants
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in the society thus considered as the fourth cause of
mortality in the world ( Hariri & Mackenna 2007; Al-
Serouri, Takioldin, Oshish, Aldobaibi & Abdelmajed,
2002). The reports from the World Health
Organization (2015) have shown that sexual activity,
intravenous drug use, blood transfusion and mother-
child transmission are the main transmission routes of
HIV/AIDS. This disease is very stigmatizing illness
due to its associations with death, contagion,
discriminations, immorality and incurable illness
(Simbayi, Kalichman, Strebel, Cloete, Henda &
Mqeketo, 2007). PLWHA are often regarded bysome
as a manifestation of evil and sin, thereby producing
powerful stigma against the patients (Plummer,
Mashana, Wamoyi, Shigongo, Hayes, Ross & Wight,
2006). However, stigma and discrimination are the
manifestation of the misguided perception of
HIV/AIDS. These have led to a reduction in the
quality and effectivity of PLWHA treatment and Care
(Fatoki, 2016).
HIV stigma towards PLWHA has been classified into
three categories: perceived, experienced and
internalized (Audet, McGowan, Wallston & Kipp,
2013). The perceived stigma is the fear of the
anticipated reaction and attitude of other people
towards the condition that PLWHA suffer while the
actual reaction and attitude of people towards the
condition is called the experienced stigma. The
internalized stigma on the other hand is not the stigma
that PLWHA suffer from external influences and
factors but the fear, shame and damaged self-image
felt by these people about themselves. Goffman’s
theory of social stigma explains that social
discriminatory attitudes are caused by intrinsic
characteristics in the stigmatized person or persons.
These inherent characteristics are then used as
justification by society to classify a certain group of
people as undesirable, others and unwanted (Varas-
Diaz, Garcia & Alfonso, 2007). This leads to the
implication that more knowledge about PLWHA and
HIV/AIDS transmission routes may lead people to
internalize that PLWHA should not be labeled as
“others” or unwanted.
Misinformation about HIV/AIDS, its causes, mode of
transmission and contagion is a major causality of
HIV-related stigma and discrimination against
PLWHA (Fatoki, 2016). Moreover, inadequate
information on HIV/AIDS and PLWHA and poor
information delivery and dissemination among the
general public and health-care workers intensifies
stigma and discrimination against PLWHA. To state
it simply, poor information is a large factor to stigma
against PLWHA (Fatoki, 2016). Misinformation and
prejudices about HIV/AIDS and PLWHA has led to
several negative outcomes under the domain of
stigma and discrimination. Many people carry
negative views and attitudes towards PLWHA
because of their erroneous information and beliefs
about the disease and its carriers. An assessment into
these attitudes showed that the main source of the
negative attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and PLWHA is
the lack of knowledge about HIV education,
contraction and treatment. There are also seems to be
significant relationship between misconceptions about
the route of transmission and intolerance towards
PLWHA (Dzah, Tarkang &Lutalah, 2019). Lower
levels of stigma were observed in people who had
higher basic knowledge about HIV/AIDS (Feyissa,
Abebe, Girma & Woldie, 2012). In Bandura’s Socio-
cognitive Model, the nature of attitudes can be
sourced from observations, conceptualizations,
imitations and social interaction. This implies that
processes where people can gain knowledge will
ultimately result in the increase of awareness and
acceptance as they are subjected to deliberate
reflection (Alfeche, 2017).
Students were observed to have discriminatory and
risky attitude towards PLWHA thus adequate
knowledge may help students to trust themselves in
cases where they interact with PLWHA (Sadeghi,
2009; Nubed wt al., 2016). This prompted them to
call for reinforcement in sexual education and
HIV/AIDS education in order to dispel the
misconceptions against PLWHA and promote self-
process and positive attitude towards PLWHA. In
addition, Alfeche (2017), explains that HIV/AIDS
and sexuality education integration is an essential part
in significantly increasing student’s knowledge of
teen pregnancy and HIV spread and is great factor in
enhancing student’s self-efficacy.
Materials and Methods
There are 6 public secondary schools in the 9th
cluster
of Toledo City Division, Province of Cebu,
Philippines. These schools are Luray II National High
School (with 624 SHS students), Bato National High
School (518), Awihao National High School (255),
General Climaco National High School (360), Matab-
ang National High School (256) and Toledo City
Science High School (84). There are 2,094 senior
high school students in this cluster and the
respondents of this study were selected through
stratified random sampling technique. The number of
senior high school student respondents during the
study period was 336; 101 were students from Luray
II NHS, 84 from Bato NHS, 40 from Awihao NHS,
57 from General Climaco NHS, 40 from Matab-ang
NHS and 14 from Toledo City Science High School.
A descriptive correlational design was used in this
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study and was conducted in a student population from
6 schools in the 9th
cluster. Senior high school
students were the respondents of the study.
Tools for Data Collection
The questionnaires designed to measure the student’s
level of awareness towards HIV/AIDS and level of
acceptance towards PLWHA was used as a tool for
data collection. Items in the HIV/AIDS-awareness
were adopted from Carey, Beedy and Johnson (1997)
and the items for HIV/AIDS-Acceptance were
adopted from Unnikrishnan, Mithra and Reshmi
(2010). Since sexual languages are considered as
taboos and most students in Toledo City are sensitive
and conservative in dealing such, the researchers
made some modifications in order for them to be
more comfortable in responding to each situation.
Consent was obtained from the public schools
division superintendent and also from the respondents
themselves.
Data Analysis
The questionnaires were validated via the content
validation approach, as 4 experts familiar with
HIV/AIDS were consulted to approve the items and
their scale since the researchers made some
modifications of it. This study was pilot tested to SHS
students who are not respondents of the study and the
reliability was tested using Cronbach’s α coefficient.
Cronbach’s alpha is commonly used to assess the
internal consistency of a questionnaire and how
closely related a set of items are as a group. The
questionnaire for HIV/AIDS awareness has a
Cronbach alpha of 0.884 and the questionnaire for
acceptance towards PLWHA has a Cronbach alpha of
0.961. These shows that the questionnaires used are
reliable.
In correlating the variables, Pearson product-moment
correlation was used to measure the strength and
direction of association that exists between the two
variables. T-test or test of differences between means
was also used in testing the significance of the
correlation that will lead to either accept or reject the
null hypothesis.
Results and Discussion
Question SA A D SD Sum
1 1 12 113 242
2 34 98 143 93
3 13 24 139 192
4 31 47 158 132
5 132 76 61 99
6 2 24 131 211
7 33 22 171 142
8 47 56 111 154
9 78 37 131 122
10 123 98 72 75
11 171 81 55 61
12 193 79 53 43
13 123 123 83 39
14 99 56 59 154
15 13 24 78 253
Sum 1093 857 1558 2012 5520
% 19.8 15.53 28.22 36.45 100
Table 1 Frequency of Answers in Category 1: Awareness
Question SD D A SA Sum
1 261 73 31 3
2 33 61 83 191
3 53 63 121 131
4 266 53 32 17
5 37 45 121 165
6 14 22 121 211
7 79 32 159 98
8 207 93 61 7
9 6 21 98 243
10 8 37 87 236
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11 17 42 98 211
12 93 99 78 98
13 82 121 78 87
14 28 18 111 211
15 68 56 123 121
Sum 1252 836 1402 2030 5520
%
Table 2 Frequency of Answers in Category 2: Attitude
The data acquired from the respondents, through the weighted mean equation, show that the level of awareness
among the respondents about PLWHA is = 0.7033 (µ = 42.2, 70.33 %, SD = 8.24). Thus, it can be said that the
respondents show a generally high level of awareness about PLWHA and HIV/AIDS in general. This may be
attributed to their education status as Senior High School students. Due to the respondents’ relatively high
educational attainment, they may have encountered various lessons during their time in school which has led to
their high knowledge of PLWHA and in HIV/AIDS in general. Similarly, the data shows that the level of
acceptance amongst students towards PLWHA is = 0.6907 (µ = 41.44, 69.07%, SD = 7.9). This shows that
there is a high level of acceptance amongst the respondents towards PLWHA.
1 to 15 16 to 30 31 to 45 46 to 60
Males 0 24 105 55
Females 0 4 113 67
Table 3 Gender versus Awareness Score Range
Using the Chi-Square Test of Independence, with a critical value of p >7.815 from df = 3 and an alpha level of α
= 0.05, the data shows that there is a significant relationship between gender and awareness of PLWHA(µ =
42.2, SD = 8.24). The calculated chi-square was determined to be ,with awareness shown to be
higher in females ( = 0.5856) than males ( ).
1 to 15 16 to 30 31 to 45 46 to 60
Males 0 21 116 47
Females 0 8 110 66
Table 4 Gender vs Attitude Score Range
Through a Chi-Square Test of Independence, with a critical level of p> 7.815 from df = 3 and an alpha level of α
= 0.05, it was shown that there is a statistically significant relationship of between the respondents’
gender and attitude towards PLWHA. It was observed that females ( = 0.5788) are generally more accepting
towards PLWHA than males ( = 0.5353).Considering the finding that there is a correlation between awareness
and attitude, this finding necessarily follows. To put simply, if awareness and attitude are correlated, and if being
female and a high level of awareness are too, it can be expected that being female and a more accepting attitude
should be correlated as well.
0
0
sum of cross product 17702.86
24968.52
22948.68
correlation 0.74
0.55
Table 5 Values of variables in the Pearson’s r Correlation Equation.
Considering a degree of freedom of df = 28, and an alpha level of α = 0.05, the critical r value needed to reject
the Null Hypothesis is c>0.361. By means of the Pearson’s r correlation, the data shows that there is significant
positive correlation (r = 0.7396, p> 0.361) between the respondents’ awareness ( = 0.7033, µ = 42.2, SD =
8.24) and attitude ( = 0.6907, µ = 41.44, SD = 7.9) towards PLWHA. The value shows that the
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independent variable (awareness) explains the dependent variable (attitude) to up to 55%. This finding is parallel
to that which was observed in a study by Feyissa et al. (2012), which showed that a higher level of acceptance in
respondents corresponded to a higher level of knowledge concerning PLWHA and HIV/AIDS in general. The
study of Fatoki (2016), published in Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, similarly concurs with the findings
of this study; as the former points towards a significant negative correlation between information and stigma
(non-acceptance).
Conclusion and Recommendation
Conclusion
This study found that there is a strong positive
correlation between the respondents’ awareness and
attitude towards PLWHA. It also found that there is a
correlation between gender and awareness about
PLWHA, of which females are more knowledgeable
about PLWHA compared to males. This study also
found that there is a significant correlation between
gender and attitude towards PLWHA, with positive
attitudes more likely to be exhibited by females than
males. Moreover, the data showed that the Toledo
City Senior High School Students’ level of awareness
about PLWHA is considered high. It was also found
that the level of acceptance or attitude level of the
respondents towards PLWHAis also relatively high.
The results reflect the general open and accepting
attitude attributed to the Filipino kapwa complex. It
furthermore shows that sexual education and
knowledge is a determining factor of how PWHA are
regarded in society, as attested to by numerous
researches.
Recommendations
The researchers suggest a wider scope and a larger
sample size as avenues for further academic research
built on this study. A wider scope and a much larger
sample size would provide for more accurate data
about these two factors and their correlation to allow
for the study of such in regional or national levels.
Such a study could prove beneficial for regional or
national planning and strategies to combat stigma
against PLWHA. For Further Practice, the researchers
suggest a Symposium concerning the findings of this
study, as well as basic education in HIV/AIDS and
PLWHA aimed towards eliminating stigma in line
with the findings of this study.
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HIV/AIDS Awareness and Acceptance of PH Students

  • 1. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) Volume 5 Issue 6, September-October 2021 Available Online: www.ijtsrd.com e-ISSN: 2456 – 6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47674 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1738 The Risk Lies in Not Knowing: HIV/AIDS Awareness and Acceptance towards PLWHA Gordon Matthew C. Suico1 , Christy B. Alfeche2 1 Department Ed – Luray II NHS Toledo City Division, University of the Philippines-Visayas, Miagao, Philippines 2 Department Ed-Luray II NHS, Toledo City Division, Cebu Normal University, Cebu, Philippines ABSTRACT Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a disease that targets and changes the human immune system, increasing the risk and impact of other infections and diseases. Without treatment, this virus progresses to an advanced disease called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Ignorance of HIV/AIDS can lead to the stigmatization of PLWHA. This prevents PLWHA from contributing to society meaningfully and damages their social and psychological health. This study sought to determine the level of awareness towards HIV/AIDS and the level of acceptance towards PLWHA among senior high school (SHS) students in the 9th cluster of Toledo City, Cebu. It further sought to determine whether or not a correlation exists between the students’ awareness and acceptance towards PLWHA. To arrive at these, this study utilized questions adopted from Carey, Beedy and Johnson (1997), and Unnikrishnan, Mithra and Reshmi (2010) for HIV/AIDS-awareness and HIV/AIDS-Acceptance, respectively; with slight modifications in the wording for the students’ comfort. The respondents of this study were 336 SHS students, selected via stratified random sampling from an overall population of 2,094 SHS students. The study found that the respondents exhibited a high level of awareness about HIV/AIDS, as well as a high level of acceptance towards PLWHA. Further, it was found that there is a statistically significant correlation between gender and awareness of HIV/AIDS. It was also found that there is a statistically significant correlation between gender and attitude towards PLWHA. This study arrived at the conclusion that there is a statistically significant and strong correlation between the respondents’ awareness and attitude towards PLWHA. KEYWORDS: HIV/AIDS, PLWHA, sex education, stigma How to cite this paper: Gordon Matthew C. Suico | Christy B. Alfeche "The Risk Lies in Not Knowing: HIV/AIDS Awareness and Acceptance towards PLWHA" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456- 6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6, October 2021, pp.1738-1744, URL: www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47674.pdf Copyright © 2021 by author (s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) INTRODUCTION Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a disease that is spread primarily through sexual contact with an infected person during unsafe sex. This can also be transmitted through sharing of needles with infected individual, transfusions of infected blood or blood components. This virus targets and weakens the human immune system, increasing the risk and impact of other infections or diseases. If not treated, this might progress to an advanced disease called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is considered as one the greatest challenges and risk factors of human health (Saki, Kermanshahi, Mohammadi & Mohraz, 2014). HIV/AIDS is a pressing issue in our current day and age thus countless researches have been done on the subject. However, just as pressing as the disease, is the attitude of people towards those who are carriers of the disease. HIV/AIDS has been recognized as a disease associated with fear and stigma (Hasan, Nath, Khan, Akram, Gomes & Rashid, 2012). According to Rankin (2005), stigma can either be internal or external. Internal stigma is shame from within that is associated with HIV/AIDS positivity while external stigma is the actual experience of discrimination that comes from others (Greef, Phetlhu & Makoae, 2008). On the other hand, Thomas (2006), (as cited by Lalo, Theodhosi, Kamberi & Xhindoli, 2015) identified IJTSRD47674
  • 2. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47674 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1739 three types of stigma; self-stigma, perceived stigma and the approved stigma. Self-stigma happens through “self blaming”, perceived stigma is related to the fear of the PLWHA to show their HIV status as they might get discriminated and the approved stigma which happens when the individuals repeatedly discriminated due to their HIV status. Stigma and discrimination to people with HIV/AIDS are viewed as one of the greatest challenges mentioned since HIV-infected people are considered unusual (Saki et.al, 2014). People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are commonly labeled as “other” by the community thus prevents them from contributing to society and greatly damages their social and psychological health (Campbell,2007). Stigma and discrimination have affected PLWH’s life in many ways and are often associated with psychological distress, such as shame, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and quality of life(Tran, Phan, Latkin, Nguyen, Hoang, Ho, C & Ho R., 2019). Indeed, stigma and discrimination are barriers to effective HIV prevention and treatment since people are afraid of being stigmatized to the point where they refuse testing and treatment. HIV/AIDS is considered as a global health risk and burden. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS affects not only the health of the people but also the communities, and the economic growth of nations. Year 2016, an estimated 1.8 million individuals worldwide were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which amounts to 5,000 new infections per day. This includes 160,000 children. Year 2017, World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there were already 36.9 million people living with HIV worldwide, with 1.8 million new infection cases and 940,000 deaths (Tran et al., 2019). Young people are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection. In 2007 survey, over half of all new infections worldwide are among young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Every day, 6,000 young people become infected with HIV – more than five every minute (Tan, Pan, Zhou, Wang & Xie, 2007).In 2015, many countries have a significant proportion of youth that initiate sexual activity by the age of 15 years thus, adolescents in general are at a higher risk of contracting HIV through sexual transmission and youth aged 13–14 years accounted for more than 1 in 5 new diagnoses in 2015 (Alhasawi et al., 2019). These increase cases of HIV/AIDS infection might be due to the reduction of information given to the general public (Ouzouni & Nakakis, 2012). Raising awareness about the causes and effects of HIV is one of the key strategies in preventing and controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS worldwide. According to Alhasawi et al., (2019), Inadequate knowledge and risky practices are major hindrances in preventing the spread of HIV. The Philippines has the most rapid growth in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific in the last six years as reported by the Health Ministry and United Nations. At the later part of 2016, there were reportedly 10,500 Filipinos who were infected with HIV/AIDS, from 4,300 in 2010 and the number of new cases in the country jumped from 4 a day in 2010 to 31 a day as of November 2017(HIV/AIDS and Art Registry of the Philippines, HARP 2017). Since then, there have been 63,278 confirmed HIV cases and as of January 2019, there were 1,249 newly confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to the HARP. In January 2019, 395 (32%) cases were among youth 15-24 years old (96% were male). Seventy-seven percent (13,751 out of 17,935) of all those 15-24 years at the time of testing were diagnosed from January 2014 to January 2019. In the Philippines, stigma against PLWHA is also evident. This includes prejudice and can lead to active discrimination directed towards persons either perceived to be or actually infected with HIV/AIDS and the social groups and persons with whom they are associated (Taylor, 2001). In most of the discrimination cases that Human Rights Watch documented, employees with HIV did not file formal complaints, most frequently due to fear of being further exposed as HIV positive, which could prevent future employments (Rankin, 2005). In all of these cases, people and their interaction with PLWHA shape the nature of the issues. This shows that people’s awareness and attitude towards PLWHA are heavy elements in the global conversation of HIV/AIDS acceptance and stigma. If the individuals especially the youth lack adequate information regarding HIV knowledge, they might be hit hard by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and will also get stigmatized or might not get infected but will stigmatize and discriminate the infected individuals since students were observed as having discriminatory and risky attitudes towards PLWHA(Nubed & Akoachere, 2016). Therefore, it is essential to assess the knowledge and attitudes of students regarding HIV/AIDS and to PLWHA before planning appropriate preventive measures. Objective of the Study The aims of the study were to assess SHS students’ level of awareness towards HIV/AIDS and their level of acceptance towards PLWHA. This study also sought to know the existing correlation between the students’ awareness and acceptance towards PLWHA. Theoretical Background/Literature Review HIV/AIDS is a disease that has led to surging mortality rates among the youth and other participants
  • 3. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47674 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1740 in the society thus considered as the fourth cause of mortality in the world ( Hariri & Mackenna 2007; Al- Serouri, Takioldin, Oshish, Aldobaibi & Abdelmajed, 2002). The reports from the World Health Organization (2015) have shown that sexual activity, intravenous drug use, blood transfusion and mother- child transmission are the main transmission routes of HIV/AIDS. This disease is very stigmatizing illness due to its associations with death, contagion, discriminations, immorality and incurable illness (Simbayi, Kalichman, Strebel, Cloete, Henda & Mqeketo, 2007). PLWHA are often regarded bysome as a manifestation of evil and sin, thereby producing powerful stigma against the patients (Plummer, Mashana, Wamoyi, Shigongo, Hayes, Ross & Wight, 2006). However, stigma and discrimination are the manifestation of the misguided perception of HIV/AIDS. These have led to a reduction in the quality and effectivity of PLWHA treatment and Care (Fatoki, 2016). HIV stigma towards PLWHA has been classified into three categories: perceived, experienced and internalized (Audet, McGowan, Wallston & Kipp, 2013). The perceived stigma is the fear of the anticipated reaction and attitude of other people towards the condition that PLWHA suffer while the actual reaction and attitude of people towards the condition is called the experienced stigma. The internalized stigma on the other hand is not the stigma that PLWHA suffer from external influences and factors but the fear, shame and damaged self-image felt by these people about themselves. Goffman’s theory of social stigma explains that social discriminatory attitudes are caused by intrinsic characteristics in the stigmatized person or persons. These inherent characteristics are then used as justification by society to classify a certain group of people as undesirable, others and unwanted (Varas- Diaz, Garcia & Alfonso, 2007). This leads to the implication that more knowledge about PLWHA and HIV/AIDS transmission routes may lead people to internalize that PLWHA should not be labeled as “others” or unwanted. Misinformation about HIV/AIDS, its causes, mode of transmission and contagion is a major causality of HIV-related stigma and discrimination against PLWHA (Fatoki, 2016). Moreover, inadequate information on HIV/AIDS and PLWHA and poor information delivery and dissemination among the general public and health-care workers intensifies stigma and discrimination against PLWHA. To state it simply, poor information is a large factor to stigma against PLWHA (Fatoki, 2016). Misinformation and prejudices about HIV/AIDS and PLWHA has led to several negative outcomes under the domain of stigma and discrimination. Many people carry negative views and attitudes towards PLWHA because of their erroneous information and beliefs about the disease and its carriers. An assessment into these attitudes showed that the main source of the negative attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and PLWHA is the lack of knowledge about HIV education, contraction and treatment. There are also seems to be significant relationship between misconceptions about the route of transmission and intolerance towards PLWHA (Dzah, Tarkang &Lutalah, 2019). Lower levels of stigma were observed in people who had higher basic knowledge about HIV/AIDS (Feyissa, Abebe, Girma & Woldie, 2012). In Bandura’s Socio- cognitive Model, the nature of attitudes can be sourced from observations, conceptualizations, imitations and social interaction. This implies that processes where people can gain knowledge will ultimately result in the increase of awareness and acceptance as they are subjected to deliberate reflection (Alfeche, 2017). Students were observed to have discriminatory and risky attitude towards PLWHA thus adequate knowledge may help students to trust themselves in cases where they interact with PLWHA (Sadeghi, 2009; Nubed wt al., 2016). This prompted them to call for reinforcement in sexual education and HIV/AIDS education in order to dispel the misconceptions against PLWHA and promote self- process and positive attitude towards PLWHA. In addition, Alfeche (2017), explains that HIV/AIDS and sexuality education integration is an essential part in significantly increasing student’s knowledge of teen pregnancy and HIV spread and is great factor in enhancing student’s self-efficacy. Materials and Methods There are 6 public secondary schools in the 9th cluster of Toledo City Division, Province of Cebu, Philippines. These schools are Luray II National High School (with 624 SHS students), Bato National High School (518), Awihao National High School (255), General Climaco National High School (360), Matab- ang National High School (256) and Toledo City Science High School (84). There are 2,094 senior high school students in this cluster and the respondents of this study were selected through stratified random sampling technique. The number of senior high school student respondents during the study period was 336; 101 were students from Luray II NHS, 84 from Bato NHS, 40 from Awihao NHS, 57 from General Climaco NHS, 40 from Matab-ang NHS and 14 from Toledo City Science High School. A descriptive correlational design was used in this
  • 4. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47674 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1741 study and was conducted in a student population from 6 schools in the 9th cluster. Senior high school students were the respondents of the study. Tools for Data Collection The questionnaires designed to measure the student’s level of awareness towards HIV/AIDS and level of acceptance towards PLWHA was used as a tool for data collection. Items in the HIV/AIDS-awareness were adopted from Carey, Beedy and Johnson (1997) and the items for HIV/AIDS-Acceptance were adopted from Unnikrishnan, Mithra and Reshmi (2010). Since sexual languages are considered as taboos and most students in Toledo City are sensitive and conservative in dealing such, the researchers made some modifications in order for them to be more comfortable in responding to each situation. Consent was obtained from the public schools division superintendent and also from the respondents themselves. Data Analysis The questionnaires were validated via the content validation approach, as 4 experts familiar with HIV/AIDS were consulted to approve the items and their scale since the researchers made some modifications of it. This study was pilot tested to SHS students who are not respondents of the study and the reliability was tested using Cronbach’s α coefficient. Cronbach’s alpha is commonly used to assess the internal consistency of a questionnaire and how closely related a set of items are as a group. The questionnaire for HIV/AIDS awareness has a Cronbach alpha of 0.884 and the questionnaire for acceptance towards PLWHA has a Cronbach alpha of 0.961. These shows that the questionnaires used are reliable. In correlating the variables, Pearson product-moment correlation was used to measure the strength and direction of association that exists between the two variables. T-test or test of differences between means was also used in testing the significance of the correlation that will lead to either accept or reject the null hypothesis. Results and Discussion Question SA A D SD Sum 1 1 12 113 242 2 34 98 143 93 3 13 24 139 192 4 31 47 158 132 5 132 76 61 99 6 2 24 131 211 7 33 22 171 142 8 47 56 111 154 9 78 37 131 122 10 123 98 72 75 11 171 81 55 61 12 193 79 53 43 13 123 123 83 39 14 99 56 59 154 15 13 24 78 253 Sum 1093 857 1558 2012 5520 % 19.8 15.53 28.22 36.45 100 Table 1 Frequency of Answers in Category 1: Awareness Question SD D A SA Sum 1 261 73 31 3 2 33 61 83 191 3 53 63 121 131 4 266 53 32 17 5 37 45 121 165 6 14 22 121 211 7 79 32 159 98 8 207 93 61 7 9 6 21 98 243 10 8 37 87 236
  • 5. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47674 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1742 11 17 42 98 211 12 93 99 78 98 13 82 121 78 87 14 28 18 111 211 15 68 56 123 121 Sum 1252 836 1402 2030 5520 % Table 2 Frequency of Answers in Category 2: Attitude The data acquired from the respondents, through the weighted mean equation, show that the level of awareness among the respondents about PLWHA is = 0.7033 (µ = 42.2, 70.33 %, SD = 8.24). Thus, it can be said that the respondents show a generally high level of awareness about PLWHA and HIV/AIDS in general. This may be attributed to their education status as Senior High School students. Due to the respondents’ relatively high educational attainment, they may have encountered various lessons during their time in school which has led to their high knowledge of PLWHA and in HIV/AIDS in general. Similarly, the data shows that the level of acceptance amongst students towards PLWHA is = 0.6907 (µ = 41.44, 69.07%, SD = 7.9). This shows that there is a high level of acceptance amongst the respondents towards PLWHA. 1 to 15 16 to 30 31 to 45 46 to 60 Males 0 24 105 55 Females 0 4 113 67 Table 3 Gender versus Awareness Score Range Using the Chi-Square Test of Independence, with a critical value of p >7.815 from df = 3 and an alpha level of α = 0.05, the data shows that there is a significant relationship between gender and awareness of PLWHA(µ = 42.2, SD = 8.24). The calculated chi-square was determined to be ,with awareness shown to be higher in females ( = 0.5856) than males ( ). 1 to 15 16 to 30 31 to 45 46 to 60 Males 0 21 116 47 Females 0 8 110 66 Table 4 Gender vs Attitude Score Range Through a Chi-Square Test of Independence, with a critical level of p> 7.815 from df = 3 and an alpha level of α = 0.05, it was shown that there is a statistically significant relationship of between the respondents’ gender and attitude towards PLWHA. It was observed that females ( = 0.5788) are generally more accepting towards PLWHA than males ( = 0.5353).Considering the finding that there is a correlation between awareness and attitude, this finding necessarily follows. To put simply, if awareness and attitude are correlated, and if being female and a high level of awareness are too, it can be expected that being female and a more accepting attitude should be correlated as well. 0 0 sum of cross product 17702.86 24968.52 22948.68 correlation 0.74 0.55 Table 5 Values of variables in the Pearson’s r Correlation Equation. Considering a degree of freedom of df = 28, and an alpha level of α = 0.05, the critical r value needed to reject the Null Hypothesis is c>0.361. By means of the Pearson’s r correlation, the data shows that there is significant positive correlation (r = 0.7396, p> 0.361) between the respondents’ awareness ( = 0.7033, µ = 42.2, SD = 8.24) and attitude ( = 0.6907, µ = 41.44, SD = 7.9) towards PLWHA. The value shows that the
  • 6. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47674 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1743 independent variable (awareness) explains the dependent variable (attitude) to up to 55%. This finding is parallel to that which was observed in a study by Feyissa et al. (2012), which showed that a higher level of acceptance in respondents corresponded to a higher level of knowledge concerning PLWHA and HIV/AIDS in general. The study of Fatoki (2016), published in Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, similarly concurs with the findings of this study; as the former points towards a significant negative correlation between information and stigma (non-acceptance). Conclusion and Recommendation Conclusion This study found that there is a strong positive correlation between the respondents’ awareness and attitude towards PLWHA. It also found that there is a correlation between gender and awareness about PLWHA, of which females are more knowledgeable about PLWHA compared to males. This study also found that there is a significant correlation between gender and attitude towards PLWHA, with positive attitudes more likely to be exhibited by females than males. Moreover, the data showed that the Toledo City Senior High School Students’ level of awareness about PLWHA is considered high. It was also found that the level of acceptance or attitude level of the respondents towards PLWHAis also relatively high. The results reflect the general open and accepting attitude attributed to the Filipino kapwa complex. It furthermore shows that sexual education and knowledge is a determining factor of how PWHA are regarded in society, as attested to by numerous researches. Recommendations The researchers suggest a wider scope and a larger sample size as avenues for further academic research built on this study. A wider scope and a much larger sample size would provide for more accurate data about these two factors and their correlation to allow for the study of such in regional or national levels. Such a study could prove beneficial for regional or national planning and strategies to combat stigma against PLWHA. For Further Practice, the researchers suggest a Symposium concerning the findings of this study, as well as basic education in HIV/AIDS and PLWHA aimed towards eliminating stigma in line with the findings of this study. References [1] Alfeche, C. B. (2017). Sexuality education: A way forward towards enhanced biology curriculum delivery. Journal of education and social sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1. [2] Alhasawi A., Grover, S. B., Sadek, A., Ashoor, I., Alkhababaz, I. & Almasri, S. (2019). Assessing HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Awareness and Attitudes among Senior High School Students in Kuwait. [3] Al-Serouri, A. W., Takioldin, M., Oshish, H., Aldobaibi, A., & Abdelmajed, A. (2002). Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about HIV/AIDS in Sana’a Yemen. Eastern Mediterranean health journal. [4] Audit, C. M., McGowan, C. C., Wallston, K. A. & Kipp, A. M. (2013). Relationship between HIV stigma and self-isolation among people living with HIV in Tennessee PloS one. [5] Dzah, S. M., Tarkang, E. E. & Lutalah, P. M. (2019). Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among senior high school students in Sekondi-Takoradi, metropolis, Ghana. African journal of primary health care and family medicine. [6] Fatoki, B. (2016). Understanding the cause and effects of stigma and discrimination in the lives of HIV people living with HIV/AIDS: qualitative study. Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research. [7] Feyissa, G. T., Abebe, L., Girma, E., & Woldie, M. (2012). Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV by healthcare providers, Southwest Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. [8] Greeff, M., Phetlhu, L. N., Makoae, L. N. (2008). Disclosure of HIV status: experiences and perceptions of persons living with HIV/AIDS and nurses involved in their care in Africa. Qualitative Health Research. [9] HIV/AIDS & Art Registry of the Philippines (HARP) (2019). Newly diagnosed HIV Cases. [10] Hariri, S., & Mckenna, M. T. (2007). Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus in the United States. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. [11] Hasan, T., Nath, S. R., Khan, N. S., Akram, O., Gomes, T. M. and Rashid, S. F. (2012). Internalized HIV/AIDS-related Stigma in a Sample of HIV-positive People in Bangladesh. [12] Nubed, C. K. & Akoachere, J. F. T (2016). Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among senior secondary school students in Fako Division, South West Region, Cameroon. BMC public health.
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