HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Kumasi, Ghana.

Objective: To assess HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Kumasi, Ghana.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 104 adults from the four sub-districts in Kumasi was conducted.

Results: Four stigma constructs, employment-based discrimination, screening and identification of HIV positive people, revelation of HIV status and social contact stigma were determined based on reliability measures from responses to the questionnaire.

Sociocultural correlates of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in rural Jamaica.

Unlabelled: BACKGROUND; AIDS-related stigma is one of the biggest obstacles in the fight to prevent HIV transmission. Since stigma deters people from seeking treatment or getting tested for HIV, determining the factors that underpin AIDS-related stigmatization may be key to finding new ways to improve care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and to reduce new infections.

Setting: The town of Lucea and surrounding communities in the parish of Hanover, Jamaica.

The economics of adoption and management of alley cropping in Haiti.

The Haitian people are facing serious problems of environmental degradation that threaten the economic livelihoods of many resource-poor farmers. Structures to retard the process of soil loss have been adopted reluctantly and, even when adopted, the management and maintenance have been less than desirable. We evaluate the factors that influence the adoption and management of alley cropping in Haiti.