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3.3.2 Reducing discrimination
When the community leaders were asked what difference (if any) the HCT has on community attitudes towards PLHA, they mentioned reduced discrimination, reduced anger, reduced fear, and increased support, understanding and sympathy towards PLHA.
“They (community members) used to be afraid of people with AIDS , but when they see the home care teams visiting patients, and they begin to understand about transmission, they don’t fear the patients any more; they are showing compassion, visiting the patients and even giving them help”, [Group Leader, Steung Meanchey Village, Phnom Penh]
Four of the leaders felt that it was important that the HCT didn’t focus exclusively on PLHA, but visited other chronically ill patients. This confirms findings from a previous review of the programme (28) .
Footnotes
(28) Joint Ministry of Health/NGO Pilot Project on Home and Community Care for People with HIV/AIDS, Cambodia, 1999 op.cit.
When the community leaders were asked what difference (if any) the HCT has on community attitudes towards PLHA, they mentioned reduced discrimination, reduced anger, reduced fear, and increased support, understanding and sympathy towards PLHA.
“They (community members) used to be afraid of people with AIDS , but when they see the home care teams visiting patients, and they begin to understand about transmission, they don’t fear the patients any more; they are showing compassion, visiting the patients and even giving them help”, [Group Leader, Steung Meanchey Village, Phnom Penh]
Four of the leaders felt that it was important that the HCT didn’t focus exclusively on PLHA, but visited other chronically ill patients. This confirms findings from a previous review of the programme (28) .
Footnotes
(28) Joint Ministry of Health/NGO Pilot Project on Home and Community Care for People with HIV/AIDS, Cambodia, 1999 op.cit.