I have never experienced direct discrimination but there is indirect discrimination… I understand that people discriminate me from the way they look at me… by the way people behave with me and even with my children or wife. Continue reading
‘They say knowledge is power, I did not know that. I thought that with the children I have – I cannot have HIV, they are alive… Continue reading
“…my baby and I were diagnosed four years ago and this saved him from death. This was because of the early detection that offered us more options for treatment. Thanks to God he is now getting well and has recovered from all kinds of infections… Continue reading
“…you know, this thing of saying that ‘I am living with HIV’, I tell some people but not all the community, because some people may discriminate you and not feel comfortable with you. You see, there are those who have no information about this disease Continue reading
I have lived with HIV for one and a half years… It was the sickness [that made me get tested]…I could not tell what I really had. I would have this and that. I ended up falling sick and I went to the hospital where they told me to test for HIV. Continue reading
“I can say stigma is a sign of disgrace or shame which is humiliating and demeaning to those who are subject to it… Here I must confess one thing. When I am not working, I always prefer to be alone and mostly stay at home. HIV, and its worst effect stigma, made my life dark. I lost my lovely and my young husband… Continue reading
“Women are more discriminated against than men because women depend on the men. An infected man can have sexual relationships with many women just because he has money. I mean, there is a lot of difference between a man and a woman. Continue reading
“…in this situation I am in you find that when people are talking you end up thinking they are talking about you… when the truth is these people are talking on their own… When people are laughing it is like they are laughing at you… Continue reading
“I don’t have any close relation with my neighbours as a result of appalling stigma and discrimination. We don’t call each other for the coffee ceremony or for other social involvements. Continue reading
I know what it is to be HIV-positive; I know what it is to feel discrimination. When I used to go to the health centre I had to stand in a long queue and people would look at me. We fear being recognised by people who know us and so we end up giving away our place in the queue. Continue reading
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