HIV Stigma

HIV Stigma

HIV Stigma

Introduction

The definition of health was first presented in the World Health Organisation constitution in 1946, where WHO defined health in a social approach as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity (Laverack 2004). People's health depend on various factors such as financial, life style, economic, environment genetic and education, then WHO definition could be criticised for not taking other aspect of health into account such as emotional, spiritual, societal aspect of health and for viewing health as a state rather that a dynamic relationship. Health is the basic necessity of life and everyone holds equal right to stay healthy. According to Green and Tones (2010:1) Health promotion has recognised the underline importance of the environment and society as an influence on health, the impact it has on health-related behaviour such as psycho-social aspects and the social-behaviour factor. The introduction of health promotion has not eradicate this issue but it has create an awareness and education people on how to prevent, support and manage health issues as a result of empowerment through primary, secondary and tertiary care but the practicality of the knowledge of awareness still remain questioned as people are still been stigmatised for having HIV.

There have been major steps taken to overcome this stigmatization from the globe. The health care professionals play a dynamic role in this regard.

DiscussionRole of nurses in the health care system

Nurses may be separated from other human services suppliers by their methodology to patient mind, preparing, and extent of practice. Nurture drill in a wide differing qualities of practice regions with an alternate extent of practice and level of prescriber power in each. Numerous attendants furnish the mind inside the requesting extent of doctors, and this conventional part has come to shape the significant open picture of attendants as consideration suppliers.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) states nursing is the security, announcement, and improvement of health and capabilities, avoidance of sickness and damage, reduction of enduring the analysis and medication of human reaction, and support under the watchful eye of people, families, groups, and populations.

HIV stigma

The HIV virus infects thousands of people every year, and according to a calculation, around ninety one thousand and five hundred people were living with the HIV infection by the end of 2010. More than half of these patients develop AIDs every years. The prevalence is high in male having sex with make and the black population. AIDS being a lethal disease is being feared by most. These individuals are treated as they are dirty and they are dangerous to touch.

People treat them in the worst possible manner and they are left neglected and lonely. As the AIDs manual (2008) describes. “"Individuals who are stigmatized are stamped out as being diverse, and stigma is frequently joined to things which are seen as humiliating or a threat. Stigma could be utilized as a route of denying poise, appreciation and rights to a few parts of public order, and ...