Self-stigma Based on the Sexual Orientation in PLWHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS) in Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract. Theproblemofself-stigmaisoneoftheseriousproblemsthatoccursin
people living with HIV/Aids(PLWHA),thisproblemisdifferentfromdiscrimina
tiontreatment,self-stigmaisthefearfeltbyPLWHA,againstactsofdiscrimination
as a result of the attributes attached by community towards PLWHA. This study
aims to determine the difference in self-stigma based on sexual orientation in peo
ple living with HIV/AIDS. Methods: this research is a “comparative descriptive”
research with the methodusedisacrosssectional approach. Thepopulationinthis
studywereallpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDS,atthePerwakosandMahamerufoun
dations in Surabaya, the sampling technique used was snowball sampling, with 63
respondents consisting of 3 groups, 23 male PLWHA, 20 women and 20 others
are sexual pervert transgender. Results: The results showed that the experience of
self-stigma in PLWHA Men was mostly heterosexual with a score of 29, 33 & 35
as many as 9 people (21%), with a mean of 36.49. Self-stigma scores on PLWHA
Women based on heterosexuality were mostly 25 as many as 4 people (6.34%),
with a mean of 40.45. Meanwhile, the self-stigma scores of PLWHA with sexual
deviations transgender based on Homosexuality were mostly 53, 54 & 67 as many
as 6 people (9.54%), with a mean of 60.05. The results of the analysis using the
one wayANOVAtestare(p=0.000=0.05)Soitcanbeconcludedthat there are
differences in self-stigma based on sexual orientation in people living with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (PLWHA).
Keywords: PLWHA · Self-stigma · men · transgender & women