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WAEC Civic Education 2018 Theory — Question 6

Question 6 of 10 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Civic Education 2018 Theory paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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5.(a) Identify three ways people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are discriminated against. (b) Explain three reasons why stigmatization of PLWHA should be discouraged.

Model answer

(a) Discrimination in the use of public utilities; denial of their fundamental human rights; loss of employment/ostracization by friends and family members. (b) It should be discouraged because: (i) discrimination does not stop them from carrying out normal activities at home and work; (ii) it means losing skilled/knowledgeable technocrats needed for national development; (iii) anyone can find themselves in that condition and would not want to be badly treated.

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