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European Journal of Social Sciences - Volume 2, Number 1 (2006) and other organisations. Previous studies (Kelly et al., 2002:20; Stremlau & Nkosi, 2001:19; Strydom, 2002:191; Strydom, 2003:59-72) also indicated that young people are informed concerning the most basic facts about HIV/AIDS. Participants scored low on issues that were not general knowledge, for example the following statements: • A vaccine is available. • A person may pass on the HI-virus even though he/she has no symptoms of HIV/AIDS. 3. Participants’ attitudes towards hiv/aids In this section, respondents had to answer 10 questions to determine the learners’ attitudes towards HIV/AIDS victims. The 10 questions will be stated and followed by the responses of participants. Table 2 STATEMENT AGREE DISAGREE UNCERTAIN HIV/AIDS victims should be marked so that they can be easily recognized 19 (13,67%) 111 (79,86%) 9 (6,47%) and identified. From the table above, 19 of the learners agree that people with HIV/AIDS should be marked, 111 disagree with the statement and 9 are uncertain. NB: Number of missing value is 1. The large percentage illustrates that learners have positive attitudes towards HIV/AIDS victims, as they do not want the victims to be discriminated against. Strydom (2003:63) found in his study that 58,7% learners were against compiling a list of HIV/AIDS victims. STATEMENT Stigmatization and discrimination HIV/AIDS victims deserve to be stigmatized and discriminated against, to be isolated and rejected or to be treated with love and respect. Table 3 Isolation and rejection 94 Love and respect Uncertain 7 (5, 00%) 7 (5,00%) 122(87,14%) 4 (2,86%) The table above illustrates that the majority of the learners feel that HIV/AIDS people are to be treated with love and respect. In other words, learners do not want the HIV/AIDS victims to be ill-treated.
International Research Journal of Finance and Economics – Volume 2, Number I (2006) Table 4 STATEMENT AGREE DISAGREE UNCERTAIN People with HIV/AIDS are not to be allowed to attend school or work because of the danger of infecting others. 7 (5,00%) 128 (91,43%) 5 (3,57%) It is obvious from the above table that the overwhelming majority believes that HIV/AIDS victims are entitled to attend school or work. This indicates that they do not discriminate against people with HIV/AIDS. Strydom (2003:63) also found in his research that 64,1% indicated that HIV-infected persons should be allowed to attend school. STATEMENT FEAR BEING INFECTED What will you do if you have to share the same bedroom with an HIV-infected person? Table 5 95 ACCEPT THAT PERS<strong>ON</strong> UNCERTAIN 24 (17,39%) 103 (74,64%) 11 (7,97%) NB: Number of missing value is 2. From the table above, it is clear that the majority of the learners said that they would accept that person. In other words, most learners have a positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS victims as they are prepared to share a bedroom with the infected person. • Reaction if a person is HIV/AIDS positive The respondents were asked what they would do if they knew that a person was HIV/AIDS positive. Fourty seven (33,57%) of the learners said that they would treat the information as confidential, 89 (63,57%) said that they would ask his/her permission first before informing others, while 4 (2,86%) said that they would not associate with him or her. These figures show that the majority of the learners would respect such a person’s feelings. • Reaction of family members on hearing one of the members are positive The majority of the participants 131 (93,58%) said that other family members should accept and support that person, 1 (0,71%) said that other family members should reject that person, 1 (0,71%) said that other family members should isolate that person, and 7 (5,00%) were uncertain. The majority of learners felt that HIV/AIDS victims should be treated well by their families, which indicates the learners’ sympathy towards people living with HIV/AIDS. Marjorie (1991:20) also supports this finding. She emphasizes that HIV/AIDS people deserve everyone’s care and concern. • Reaction on hearing you are HIV positive Thirteen (9,35%) of the learners said that they would commit suicide, 2 (2,16%) said that they would deny it, 5 (3,60%) said that they would isolate themselves from others, 114 (82,01%) said that they would accept it, and 4 (2,88%) were uncertain. NB: Number of missing value is 2. The 114 learners who said that they would accept it, illustrates that learners think that there is hope for HIV-infected people. In other words, it is not a death sentence when you are diagnosed HIV positive. They are aware of positive ways in which they can react when they are infected with the disease. • Willingness to associate with or date an HIV/AIDS infected person Ninety-four (67,14%) said that they were willing to associate with or date an HIV/AIDS-infected person, 22 (15,72%) said that they were not willing to associate with or date an HIV/AIDS-infected
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