Exploring the conflict perspective in the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV-AIDS in the community: a case study of selected communities in Kafue district.
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2022-07-21
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Chinyanta, Amos
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The University of Zambia
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This study was aimed at exploring the communities’ conflict perspective in the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the fight against the pandemic. The study was guided by the following objectives using both qualitative and quantitative approaches: to determine the conflict perspective in the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS, to explore conflict perceptions of people about mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the community, to examine the conflict perspective that might lead to challenges faced in mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the community and to determine how the challenges resulting from the conflict perspective in the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment can be addressed. Purposive sampling was instituted to select key informants for in-depth interviews. The study was undertaken within the guidelines of the Frustration-Aggression Theory. The study established that: people seeking medication at health centres were being frustrated by the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS policy’s requirement that everyone seeking medication for any other illness be subjected to HIV diagnosis before receiving treatment in Kafue communities; some people within the Kafue communities, were shunning the health facilities for fear of being tested for HIV and instead opted for self-medication and that conflicting views about the policy implementation prevailed at health centres in the Kafue communities manifested by disputes and quarrels between health workers and patients. The study concluded that the Kafue communities’ conflict perspective in the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS has adversely affected government interventions in the fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic which remains a global concern. It was evident from the study that perceived intra and inter personal conflict about the mandatory and compulsory testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS policy is negatively impacting on the fight against the pandemic. The study recommends that: public health policy makers should consult widely with the people during the process of policy formulation in order to address any possible conflicts about the health intervention policies. This can be achieved through surveys and health census; the public should also be sensitized about the policies so that people are well informed.
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AIDS (Disease). , HIV infections--Zambia. , HIV infections--Zambia--Prevention.