Discrimination as a correlate of Job Security among HIV/AIDs Patients Attending Anti-Retroviral Clinic at State Hospital, Saki, Nigeria.
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2015
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Publish by Kisubi Brothers University College. Kisuibi, Uganda
Abstract
This study investigated discrimination as correlate of job security among HIV/AIDS patients attending the antiretroviral clinic, State Hospital, Saki, Nigeria Discrimination remained one of the major hindrances to job security for HIV positive employees Descriptive research of cross sectional survey design was employed for this study: Sample size of 144 respondents was used. Data was collected using a close-ended questionnaire (reliability co-efficient = 0,79), Person
Product Moment Correlation was used to test the null hypotheses set for the study at the 05 level of significance. The results revealed that employers significantly denied IIIV/AIDS positive persons job opportunities and remained hostile to them. However, workmates of HIV/AIDS positive people closely related with them. It is recommended that employers be encouraged to accommodate HIV positive applicants and employees who are still agile and physically able to work rather than deny all categories of HIV positive people job opportunities. Also, employers should be educated on the consequences of hostility to the psychological state of HIV /AIDS positive people and respect the HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act.
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HIV/AIDS, Antiretroviral treatment, Stigmatization.
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Shehu R. A., Oguntunji, I.O., Abdulraheem, A. M., Ologele I., Jidda K.A. & Akorede S.N., (2015). Discrimination as a correlate of Job Security among HIV/AIDs Patients Attending Anti-Retroviral Clinic at State Hospital, Saki, Nigeria. East African Researchers. 4 1:129-137. Published by the Kisubi Brothers University College. Kisuibi, Uganda