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Managing Hiv And Aids Stigma In The Workplace
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1.3 Research Objectives
To be able to answer the above research question, the following research objectives have been formulated:
To analyse the content of the local beliefs around HIV/ AIDS
To assess the impact of stigma on people living with HIV/AIDS and their response to the impact.
To determine the barriers to treatment and care and not just to reduce stigma itself.
To determine the barriers of testing and disclosure
To assess the extent of theoretical models of stigma in the workplace.
1.4 Scope of the Study
The
study will be limited to the Head office of the Department of Social
Development of the Eastern Cape Province, where the different categories
of workers in the department are present. The study, thus, covered the
top management, the middle management, supervisors / administrative
staff and junior staff.
1.5 Significance of the Study
From
a theoretical point of view, the research will fall into the current
National focus area of ‘’Employee Wellness Programme†that addresses
HIV/AIDS pandemic. It is envisage that the research will have the
potential to make a significant contribution to the theoretical models
of stigma in the workplace in South Africa.
On an empirical level,
there is value in examining the notion of HIV/AIDS Programme and its
application in South Africa, as it is a new approach to addressing the
health conditions of the population. It will also represent a
documentation of interventions in the DSD, which are currently
influencing policy planning at national, provincial and local authority
levels.
The Governments Departments, especially DSD, can make use of
the findings of the research in addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic issues
in the department.
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