Stigma And Discrimination Against Aids Orphans In Addis Ababa Nazareth And Awassa

HIV and AIDS is a pandemic that is deadly and hard to control. Itrnextremely concerns human being in that it affects economic, social andrncultural development of the society. In Ethiopia, the epidemic has beenrntragically snatching the lives of our people since its appearance aboutrntwenty years ago. Quite a lot of children have been left with out a motherrnor a father or both. The number of orphans accounts for about 1.2rnmillion in 2001. It is highly associated with stigma and discrimination.rnThe society understood stigma and discrimination poorly. The existingrnprograms attempt to address mainly the problems of adults. Researchesrnthat reveal stigma and discrimination in connection with AIDS orphansrnare unavailable. Such situation necessitated the undertaking of thisrnresearch

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