Discrimination against South African adolescents orphaned by AIDS
SOURCE: Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Z.Mokomane
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, DISCRIMINATION, HIV/AIDS, ORPHANS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7082
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3547
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3547
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Z.Mokomane
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, DISCRIMINATION, HIV/AIDS, ORPHANS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7082
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3547
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3547
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Abstract
This article describes the discrimination against adolescents orphaned by AIDS. A qualitative phenomenological approach using reflective diaries was used to extract how this population is discriminated on. Fifteen adolescents ages 14 to 18 living in an urban area in South Africa participated in the study. Data were collected as part of a larger study in which a peer-based mental health intervention was designed for use with adolescents orphaned by AIDS. Colaizzi's seven stages were used to analyze the data from the reflective diaries. Analysis revealed that adolescents orphaned by AIDS experienced physical, social, and institutional expressions of stigma leading to discrimination. Adolescents were discriminated on by peers, caregivers, and teachers. The results of this study show that adolescents orphaned by AIDS face discrimination; further studies on the topic with a larger sample are needed to verify these findings.-
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