title: HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Kumasi, Ghana.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Kumasi, Ghana.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of 104 adults from the four sub-districts in Kumasi was conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four stigma constructs, employment-based discrimination, screening and identification of HIV positive people, revelation of HIV status and social contact stigma were determined based on reliability measures from responses to the questionnaire. Regression analysis showed that participants with higher educational attainment were more likely to favor policies denying employment to PLWHA (p<0.05), but disapproved of revealing HIV sero-status (p<0.05). Muslims were more likely than Christians to agree with identifying PLWHA (p<0.05) and more likely to advocate revealing HIV sero-status (p<0.05). Males were more likely to favor revealing HIV status (p<0.05). Employed persons were more likely to have social contact with PLWHA (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings are useful in guiding the design of interventions against HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Kumasi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Chijioke I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Ulasi
authors.forename: Peter O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Preko
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baidoo
authors.forename: Budry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bayard
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ehiri
authors.forename: Curtis M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: Pauline E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jolly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013240:Stereotyping