PLHIV Stigma Index in Nepal

List of TablesPage No.5. Rights, Laws and Policies 385.1 Awareness of PLHIV regarding Laws and Declaration that Protects their Rights 395.2 Violation of Rights 405.3 Reasons for Not Taking Action against Violation of Rights 416. Effecting Change 437. HIV Testing, Disclosure and Treatment 517.1 Reasons for HIV Testing 527.2 Extent of Decision-making Freedom for HIV Testing 527.3 Counselling for HIV Testing 537.4 Disclosure 547.5 Antiretroviral Treatment 618. Having Children 639. Recommendations 6910. References 7111. Approval form Nepal Health Research Council 72Table 1.1 Districts covered for HIV stigma index study 6Table 1.2 District-wise targets and sample performance 7Table 2.1 Relationship status and sexual activity 16Table 2.2 Time elapsed since diagnosis of HIV 17Table 2.3 Disability status 17Table 3.1 Level of experience of stigma and discrimination due to HIV 21Table 3.2Table 3.3Table 3.4Table 3.5Level of experience of stigma and discrimination due to HIVaccording to gender 22Experience of at least one event of stigma and discrimination due toHIV during the past 12 months according to background characteristics 24Reasons for HIV-related stigma and/or discrimination according to thetypes of respondents 26Discrimination at the place of accommodation according to developmentregions 27Table 3.6 Discrimination at the work place according to development regions 27Table 3.7 Loss of job due to HIV according to development regions 28Table 3.8Table 3.9Change in job description/nature of work due to HIV according todevelopment regions 29Experience of stigma and discrimination at educational institutionsaccording to development regions 29Table 3.10 Denial of health services, including dental care, according to KP groups 30Table 3.11Denial of health services, including dental care, according todevelopment regions 31Table 3.12 Denial of family planning and reproductive health services 31Table 3.13Denial of family planning and reproductive health servicesaccording to development regions 32Table 4.1 Feeling of self-stigma according to selected background characteristics 34Table 4.2 Feelings of Self-stigma 36Table 4.3 Measures adopted 37Table 5.1Table 5.2Awareness of the “Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS” thatprotects the rights of PLHIV 39Awareness of the “Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS” thatprotects the rights of the PLHIV by region 39Table 5.3 Region-wise violations of rights 4014 xiii15 xiv