The University of the West Indies Press
HIV & AIDS: Knowledge and Stigma in Guyana
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HIV & AIDS: Knowledge and Stigma in Guyana
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This cross-sectional study used a purposive sample of 379 high school students from fifteen urban and rural high schools in Guyana and assessed their HIV and AIDS knowledge and stigma-related attitudes, and the relationships among gender, age, religion, and race/ethnicity and HIV and AIDS knowledge. Most of the high school students displayed an overall moderate level of HIV and AIDS knowledge. The students understood the modes of HIV transmission; they recognized the symptoms of HIV and AIDS; nearly half of them believed that a blood donor was at risk of contracting HIV; and about one-fifth of the students embraced myths and misconceptions surrounding HIV and AIDS.

There was no statistically significant difference in the knowledge scores of male and female students. Knowledge scores, nevertheless, differed significantly between the 13 to 15 and 16 to 18 age groups, and among the religious and ethnic groups. Stigma-related attitude scores did not differ significantly for gender and age, but differed significantly for religion and ethnicity among students. The study showed fissures in HIV/AIDS knowledge and substantial stigma-related attitudes. Limited understanding of the myths and misconceptions of HIV and AIDS demands a new focus on how HIV is not transmitted through moving beyond conventional strategies toward a social constructivist approach.

This book is essential reading for medical professionals, policymakers and educators throughout the Caribbean region.

Language
English
ISBN
978-976-640-317-1
Contents
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Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Methodology
4. HIV and AIDS Knowledge
5. HIV and AIDS Stigma-related Attitudes/Perceptions
6. Predictors of Knowledge and Stigma-related Attitudes/Perceptions
7. Discussion and Implications
Appendices
Appendix 1. Gender and HIV and AIDS Knowledge
Appendix 2. Age and HIV andAIDS Knowledge
Appendix 3. One-way Analysis of Variance
Appendix 4. Games-Howell Test
Appendix 5. Kruskal-Wallis (Ranks)
Appendix 6. HIV and AIDS Knowledge – Full Model
Appendix 7. The Ten HIV and AIDS Knowledge Items
Appendix 8. Stigma-related Attitudes/Perceptions – Full Model
Appendix 9. The Thirteen HIV and AIDS Stigma-related Attitude/Perception Items
Appendix 10. Relationship between HIV and AIDS Knowledge and Stigma-related Perceptions
References
Recommended Further Reading
Index
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