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Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers

The number of people infected with HIV continues to increase globally, despite recent advances in treatment and prevention. Statistics show that an estimated 36.9 million people around the world were living with HIV in 2014, with 2 million people became infected with the illness (UNAIDS, 2014). To a...

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Main Authors: Zamri, Hassan, Zaimuariffudin Shukri, Nordin, Collin, Anak Jerome
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2018
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H Social Sciences (General)
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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spelling my.unimas.ir.227862023-03-29T01:53:17Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22786/ Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers Zamri, Hassan Zaimuariffudin Shukri, Nordin Collin, Anak Jerome H Social Sciences (General) HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The number of people infected with HIV continues to increase globally, despite recent advances in treatment and prevention. Statistics show that an estimated 36.9 million people around the world were living with HIV in 2014, with 2 million people became infected with the illness (UNAIDS, 2014). To aggravate matters, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) continue to face many forms of stigmatization throughout their lives, despite the various measures or initiatives taken by themselves and others to minimize them. However, little has been done on examining the creation of newly invented identities as an equally important measure/initiative taken by PLWHA and caregivers, to lessen stigmatization and to gain the support that they direly needed. Moreover, little is known about the awareness of human rights among PLWHA and their caregivers. Using ethnographic methods to collect data in the form of face-to-face interviews and participant observations, the proposed study explores the newly invented identities created by PLWHAs and their caregivers, how they develop and express them, and the ways in which they integrate human rights awareness into the creation of these identities. Approximately 13 (N13) PLWHAs and caregivers mainly from the Kuching area were purposively selected. Findings revealed that, participants developed certain initiatives to reduce stigma; and they also portrayed low level of knowledge related to their rights. The outcomes were then translated into stigma reduction initiatives in which these initiatives can be deployed to minimize stigmatization and gain social support that are direly needed. This indirectly, tightened their rights for better living. The study also suggests some modifications in existing policies and programs both at local and national level so that to improve their quality of life in general. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22786/1/zamri2.pdf Zamri, Hassan and Zaimuariffudin Shukri, Nordin and Collin, Anak Jerome (2018) Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8 (14). pp. 148-157. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/IJARBSS DOI:org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i14/5036
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Zamri, Hassan
Zaimuariffudin Shukri, Nordin
Collin, Anak Jerome
Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers
description The number of people infected with HIV continues to increase globally, despite recent advances in treatment and prevention. Statistics show that an estimated 36.9 million people around the world were living with HIV in 2014, with 2 million people became infected with the illness (UNAIDS, 2014). To aggravate matters, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) continue to face many forms of stigmatization throughout their lives, despite the various measures or initiatives taken by themselves and others to minimize them. However, little has been done on examining the creation of newly invented identities as an equally important measure/initiative taken by PLWHA and caregivers, to lessen stigmatization and to gain the support that they direly needed. Moreover, little is known about the awareness of human rights among PLWHA and their caregivers. Using ethnographic methods to collect data in the form of face-to-face interviews and participant observations, the proposed study explores the newly invented identities created by PLWHAs and their caregivers, how they develop and express them, and the ways in which they integrate human rights awareness into the creation of these identities. Approximately 13 (N13) PLWHAs and caregivers mainly from the Kuching area were purposively selected. Findings revealed that, participants developed certain initiatives to reduce stigma; and they also portrayed low level of knowledge related to their rights. The outcomes were then translated into stigma reduction initiatives in which these initiatives can be deployed to minimize stigmatization and gain social support that are direly needed. This indirectly, tightened their rights for better living. The study also suggests some modifications in existing policies and programs both at local and national level so that to improve their quality of life in general.
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author Zamri, Hassan
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Collin, Anak Jerome
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Collin, Anak Jerome
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title Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers
title_short Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers
title_full Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers
title_fullStr Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers
title_full_unstemmed Buttoned the Unbuttoned : Brief Insights from People Living with HIV/AIDS and Their Caregivers
title_sort buttoned the unbuttoned : brief insights from people living with hiv/aids and their caregivers
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS)
publishDate 2018
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22786/1/zamri2.pdf
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