“…HIV-related stigma and discrimination significantly affect the health, and well-being [ 12 ], willingness to be tested for HIV [ 13 – 17 ], initiation and adherence to antiretroviral therapy [ 15 , 18 – 21 ], and quality of life [ 22 , 23 ]. The findings of the prior studies revealed that the prevalence of discrimination against people living with HIV is 62.66% in Ethiopia [ 24 ], 47.08% in sub-Saharan Africa [ 25 ], 30.3% in Zambia [ 26 ], 42% in Botswana [ 27 ], and 50% in Saudi Arabia [ 28 ]. Studies have shown that being younger age, being a rural dweller, having no formal education, have no media exposure, male-headed household, not tested for HIV, lack of comprehensive knowledge about HIV, household wealth index, marital status, internet utilization status, and community level education [ 25 , 29 , 30 ], are factors associated with discriminatory attitudes against people living with HIV/ADIS.…”