Comparing the magnitude of discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS and toward people with mental illness in the Hong Kong general population

Lau, Joseph T. F.; Tsui, Hi Yi

doi:10.1093/her/cyl058

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“…A number of these items were hypothetical questions. 15 There are difficulties, however, in interpreting indicators based on hypothetical questions. 1 If an accepting score is obtained, it could mean there is little real stigma attached to HIV, or it could mean that people know they should not discriminate and therefore report accepting attitudes.…”

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Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Perception of People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV)

Owusu-Daaku

Buanya-Mensah²

2010

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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To determine Ghanaian pharmacists' perception of persons living with HIV (PLWHIV), pharmacists and other health care personnel in Ghana completed self-administered questionnaires in 3 separate studies from November 2003 to January 2005. Two of the studies (studies 2 and 3) incorporated 4 simple questions that are generally administered to determine, hypothetically, the degree of discrimination against PLWHIV. Responses to these questions were also analyzed in the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). A nondiscriminatory response to all the indicators reflected an accepting attitude, and a discriminatory response, in at least one indicator, reflected a negative attitude. In study 1, 35% of pharmacists indicated an accepting attitude toward PLWHIV. In study 2, only 17% of the pharmacists sampled indicated an accepting attitude toward PLWHIV. In study 3, none of the 10 pharmacists sampled indicated an accepting attitude toward PLWHIV. However, 19% of the totality of health workers did so. Compared to Ghanaians of similar socioeconomic backgrounds, pharmacists tended to report a more perceived discriminatory attitude toward PLWHIV.

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Section: Limitations Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Perception of People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV)

Owusu-Daaku

Buanya-Mensah²

2010

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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“…Attitudinal factors such as value-laden judgments can affect how people behave towards PLHIV (Lau & Tsui, 2007). Those whose own behaviour is believed to be responsible for contracting the disease will be less likely than others to be supported.…”

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Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitudes towards people living with HIV among the general staff of a public university in Malaysia

Tee

Huang

2009

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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Stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV have been widely documented, and have extended their impact into the workplace. Stigmatising attitudes towards people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the workplace significantly hinder HIV prevention efforts and indirectly affect national development. This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the level of knowledge about HIV and AIDS and assess attitudes towards PLHIV among the general staff of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), as well as to identify factors that are associated with it. Self-administered questionnaires were posted to a total of 344 general staff from six randomly selected faculties, and they were a given a week to return the questionnaires. The response rate was 38%. Data were analysed using Pearson's correlation, independent t-test and multiple linear regression. The respondents showed a considerably high level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS (mean knowledge score of 15.57+/-1.93 out of 18 points) although there were some misconceptions (N=129). Likert scale responses to 20 attitude statements revealed that respondents generally had moderately positive attitudes toward PLHIV (average score of 69.65+/-10.08 out of 100 points). Attitudes were inconsistent when it involved direct contact and interaction with PLHIV. Factors significantly associated with level of knowledge and attitudes included age, education and income. There was no difference in mean score for knowledge and attitudes by gender. Further efforts are necessary to improve attitudes of the general staff towards PLHIV, particularly in areas of direct contact with PLHIV.

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“…Such exclusion has a significant impact on societies in which PLWHA live (Turhan, Inandi, & Inandi, 2006). Stigma and discrimination against PLWHA undermines the efficiency of national efforts to prevent and control the epidemic as noted in many papers (Bharat, 2011;Genberg, Kawichai, Chingono, Sendah, Chariyalertsak, Konda, & Celentano, 2008;Lau & Tsui, 2007;Maluwa, Aggleton, & Parker, 2002). Gari, Doig-Acuña, Smail, Malungo, MartinHilber, & Merten (2013) reviewed the literature on access to HIV/AIDS treatment in both low and high income countries, showing that stigma was among the barriers to HIV testing in both countries.…”

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HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Workplaces in Tanzania

Kassile¹,

Anicetus²,

Kukula³

2015

RWJour

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Background: Stigma and discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS undermines the effectiveness of national efforts to prevent and control the HIV epidemic. In the context of Tanzania, evidence on the incidence of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination from the perspective of the employees and employers is limited. Objective: To provide an assessment of the pervasiveness of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in the workplace in Tanzania. Methods: A cross-sectional study, which employed both qualitative and quantitative techniques, was carried out. Some 181 employees from 23 workplaces participated in the study. Results: About 13% of the respondents reported existence of some forms of discrimination while about 16% of the respondents divulged existence of complaints on stigma for HIV/AIDS affected/infected employees in their workplaces. Stigma-related complaints varied between cities, public or private, nature of activity of workplace, and whether the employee had a member of the family who was living with HIV/AIDS (p<0.1). Conclusion: Effective strategies to end HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in the workplace should consider the context in which the strategies are to be implemented. HIV/AIDS-related education and availability of health and social supports to HIV/AIDS affected/infected employees could help lower self-stigma and discrimination among affected/infected employees in the workplaces.

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Comparing the magnitude of discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS and toward people with mental illness in the Hong Kong general population

Cited by 17 publications

References 48 publications

Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Perception of People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV)

Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Perception of People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV)

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitudes towards people living with HIV among the general staff of a public university in Malaysia

HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Workplaces in Tanzania

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