HIV-Related Stigma and Discriminatory Attitudes among a Semi-Urban Population Running title: HIV-related Stigma and Discriminatory Attitudes
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
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: 64-69, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Stigma and discriminatory attitudes (SDAs) have a negative impact on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, testing, and treatment as well as on family and social networks. There is a lack of understanding about HIV-related SDAs among people living outside large cities.Objective:
This study is aimed to determine the level of HIV-related SDAs among a semiurban population in Malaysia and to compare the SDA results among people with different sociodemographic characteristics.Methods:
A sample of 106 respondents was generated by convenience sampling during the screening campaign in Alor Gajah, Malaysia. Data collection was carried out based on a pre-tested questionnaire via face-to-face interviews.Results:
More than half of the respondents (62.3%) thought that an HIV-positive teacher should not be allowed to continue teaching at school; 81.1% were unsure or were unwilling to care for their family member with AIDS at home; 81.2% thought children with HIV/AIDS should not continue to be raised in families; and 77.3% thought they would not reveal if a family member had HIV/AIDS.Conclusion:
Priority should be given to evidence-based interventions to reduce HIV-related SDAs. This study did not reveal any significant relationship between sociodemographic profiles and HIV-related SDAs. Therefore, further research with a larger sample size is needed to investigate the underlying causes of HIV-related SDAs.
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Ano de publicação:
2015
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