The Role of AIDS Volunteers in Developing Community-based Care for People with AIDS in Thailand

The present study analyses the effectiveness of AIDS volunteers in mitigating the stigma attached to People With AIDS (PWAs) within the context of developing community-based care (CBC) in Thailand. A total of 86 trained village health volunteers (T-VHVs) and 99 non-trained village health volunteers...

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Published in:Asia-Pacific journal of public health 2001-01, Vol.13 (1), p.3-8
Main Authors: Mashimo, Ayako, Miura, Hiroko, Sakano, Shoji, Hamada, Akira, Thepthien, Bang-on, Umenai, Takusei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - therapy
Adult
Community Health Services - manpower
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Community Health Workers - psychology
Community Health Workers - standards
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Prejudice
Stereotyping
Thailand
Volunteers
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Summary:The present study analyses the effectiveness of AIDS volunteers in mitigating the stigma attached to People With AIDS (PWAs) within the context of developing community-based care (CBC) in Thailand. A total of 86 trained village health volunteers (T-VHVs) and 99 non-trained village health volunteers (N-VHVs) were enrolled in the study. In addition, 58 villagers in the T-VHV's intervention area and 72 villagers in the non-intervention area were also enrolled. Both T-VHVs and N-VHVs as well as villagers were assessed to determine their level of knowledge with respect to HIV/AIDS and attitudes toward PWAs. Furthermore, we also determined the village health volunteers' level of activity in distributing knowledge of HIV/AIDS in order to prevent and reduce stigma in the community. Although T-VHVs showed a greater depth of knowledge of HIV/AIDS than N-VHVs (p
ISSN:1010-5395
1941-2479
DOI:10.1177/101053950101300102