Stigma, social relationship and HIV testing in the workplace : evidence from South Africa
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22/02/2013
22/02/2013
01/02/2013
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Resumo |
This paper explores whether a worker's unwillingness to make his/her HIV-positive status or test-taking experience known by colleagues impedes his/her decision to test for HIV. After analyzing the new survey data provided by employees working for a large multinational enterprise in South Africa (2009-2010), this study finds that this unwillingness is negatively associated with test-taking (at the enterprise's on-site clinic) of workers who are extensively networked with close colleagues (i.e., know their phone numbers). It appears that the expected disutility associated with HIV/AIDS-related stigma prohibits test uptake. When introducing HIV counseling and testing programs into a corporate sector, providing all workers with an excuse to test in the workplace and/or inducing them to privately test outside the workplace may be effective in encouraging the uptake. |
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IDE Discussion Paper. No. 386. 2013.2 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1213 IDE Discussion Paper 386 |
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en eng |
Publicador |
Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO 日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所 |
Palavras-Chave | #South Africa #Diseases #Health and hygiene #Social problems #Corporate sector #Disclosure concern #Discrimination #HIV/AIDS #Perceived stigma #Social network #498 #FSSA South Africa 南アフリカ共和国 #D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge #I12 - Health Production: #M14 - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility #M54 - Labor Management |
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Working Paper Technical Report |