Gender-related power differences, beliefs and reactions towards people living with HIV/AIDS: an urban study in Nigeria

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 334
• Main Authors: Mbonu, Ngozi C, Van den Borne, Bart, De Vries, Nanne K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.06.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Attitude to Health; Demographic aspects; Discrimination against AIDS virus carriers; Distribution; Female; Health care disparities; Health Services Accessibility - standards; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; HIV infection; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Infections - psychology; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Nigeria; Power (Psychology); Psychological Theory; Research article; Sex Factors; Sex factors in disease; Urban Population; Nigeria

Although there are an increasing number of studies on HIV-related stigma in Nigeria, very little research has focused on how power differences based on gender perpetuate the stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and how these gender differences affect the care that PLWHA receive in h...