HIV-Related Discrimination Reported by People Living with HIV in London, UK

Elford, Jonathan; Ibrahim, Fowzia; Bukutu, Cecilia; Anderson, Jane

doi:10.1007/s10461-007-9344-2

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“…Data was recorded using the software program EX-CEL 2013, then exported and analyzed using the STATVIEW version 5.0 SAS Institute (Elford et al, 2012). For the analysis, the rules of descriptive statistics for the calculation of means and proportions of different variables were used.…”

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“…Similarly, Peretti-Watel et al, (2007, showed that 26.28% patients experienced discrimination by medical personnel. Elford, (2012), demonstrated that half of all cases of HIV discrimination were in health care settings. The results of this study revealed that the major manifestations were: blame, insults, maltreatment, and poor health services.…”

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Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in health care settings: a comparative study in two hospitals of different categories in Douala-Cameroon

Essomba¹,

Kollo²,

Ngambi³

et al. 2014

J. Med. Biomed. Sci.

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The response to the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic faces many challenges with stigma and discrimination being two of them. The aim of this study is to determine the extent of effects of stigmatization and discrimination against people living with HIV-AIDS, and the influence of the type of hospital structure, in the manifestations of stigma and discrimination. A prospective cross sectional study was conducted among a total of 400 patients, using a pre-tested questionnaire. An observation form was also filled to evaluate attitudes and behaviour of health care providers towards patients. Chi-Square test and Fisher test were used to test association between two variables, then multi logistic regression tests were done to check predictive factors of discrimination. The level of significance was chosen at p<0.05. Among the participants, 104 (26%) patients reported having been victims of discrimination. Laquintinie hospital of Douala has a risk factor for blames and maltreatment (p = 0.0060) and (p= 0.0091) respectively. Also 152 (76.1%) patients of Laquintinie vs 103 (51.5%) of Nylon have been victims of stigmatization. The stigmatizing elements were: the name of the treatment center (p<0.0001) and the unconfidential manner of handling medical files (p=0.0527). Among the 400 patients, fifty nine (14.8%) avoided going to the hospital because of past experience of stigma and discrimination. Patients encounter several difficulties and those related to stigma and discrimination experienced in a hospital milieu can particularly constitute obstacles to better health seeking and therapeutic adherence. The human immunodeficiency virus infection response strategy should address stigma and discrimination by reviewing the management of treatment centers, elaborating relevant public health policies and training of healthcare practitioner.

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Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in health care settings: a comparative study in two hospitals of different categories in Douala-Cameroon

Essomba¹,

Kollo²,

Ngambi³

et al. 2014

J. Med. Biomed. Sci.

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“…The attitudes of medical health professionals (dentists, physicians and other health care staff) towards treatment of AIDS patients seem to have changed over time and there might be cultural differences in attitudes too. The findings in the literature vary widely, ranging from positive attitudes or appropriate knowledge-in Japan, 1997 [5], Mexico, 1998 [6] [19], and the Netherlands, 2008 [20].…”

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Tehran dentists’ self-reported knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and observed willingness to treat simulated HIV-positive patients

Khosravanifard¹,

Rakhshan²,

Ghasemi³

et al. 2012

Easter Mediterr Health J

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Dentists' self-reported attitudes towards patients with HIV/AIDS might not reflect their actual behaviour. In this study 2 observers posed as HIV-positive patients and directly evaluated the behaviour of 300 dentists in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Two months later another observer interviewed the same dentists at their offices regarding AIDS-related knowledge and self-reported attitudes. Only 14.9% of dentists agreed to treat the simulated HIV-positive patients, 78.5% referred and 6.6% rejected them. Older age, longer work experience, graduation from a non-Iranian university and not having additional degrees were significantly related to adverse behaviours. Mean scores were 8.3 (SD 9.7) (out of 18) for knowledge and 17.5 (SD 7.1) (out of 39) for attitude. There were no significant correlations between dentists' knowledge and attitude or between knowledge and behaviour, but there was a weak positive correlation between self-reported attitude and observed behaviour ‬ ‫امللحوظ‬ ‫السلوك‬ ‫وبني‬ ‫املواقف‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الذايت‬ ‫اإلبالغ‬ ‫بني‬ ‫شوهد‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫الضعيف‬ ‫اإلجيايب‬ ‫الرتابط‬ ‫باستثناء‬ ‫وسلوكهم،‬ ‫معارفهم‬Connaissances et attitudes autodéclarées des dentistes à Téhéran par rapport au VIH/sida et disposition observée à soigner les patients se présentant comme positifs pour le VIH RÉSUMÉ Il est possible que l'attitude autodéclarée des dentistes vis-à-vis des patients atteints du VIH/sida ne corresponde pas à leur comportement en situation réelle. Dans le cadre de cette étude, deux observateurs se sont fait passer pour des patients séropositifs pour le VIH et ont directement évalué le comportement de 300 dentistes de Téhéran (République islamique d'Iran). Deux mois plus tard, un autre observateur a interrogé les mêmes dentistes dans leur cabinet au sujet de leurs connaissances et de leur attitude autodéclarées à propos du sida. Seuls 14,9 % des dentistes ont consenti à traiter les patients ayant déclaré une séropositivité fictive, 78,5 % les ont orientés vers d'autres confrères et 6,6 % ont refusé de les soigner. Un âge plus avancé, une expérience professionnelle plus longue, des études suivies dans une université non iranienne et le fait de ne pas avoir de diplômes supplémentaires étaient des facteurs significativement associés à des comportements de refus. Les scores moyens étaient de 8,3 (E.T. 9,7) (sur 18) pour les connaissances et de 17,5 (E.T. 7,1) (sur 39) pour l'attitude. Aucune corrélation significative n'a été observée entre les connaissances et les attitudes des dentistes ni entre les connaissances et le comportement, mais une faible corrélation positive a été retrouvée entre l'attitude autodéclarée et le comportement observé.‫املتوسط‬ ‫لرشق‬ ‫الصحية‬ ‫املجلة‬ ‫عرش‬ ‫الثامن‬ ‫املجلد‬ ‫التاسع‬ ‫العدد‬ 929

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“…HIV has a high level of stigma [14], and is associated with depression and suicidal thoughts [6]. The stigma related to HIV means that many affected do not disclose to others, feel isolated, and delay reaching out to support organizations [14].…”

Section: Living With Hivmentioning

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“…The stigma related to HIV means that many affected do not disclose to others, feel isolated, and delay reaching out to support organizations [14]. In addition, there are reports of almost one-third of HIV+ people in England having been discriminated against, and almost half of these individuals have experienced discrimination from healthcare workers [6]. The discrimination in a healthcare setting incurs a distrust of health services and, in particular, the ability of these services and workers to maintain confidentiality [14].…”

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Bussone

Stumpf

Buchanan

2016

Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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Nearly 37 million people live with HIV globally and recent advances in medicine have transformed HIV to a chronic disease, if managed. Previous research in Personal Health Informatics has investigated how people self-manage other chronic conditions, such as diabetes, by tracking and reflecting on their health information but there is little knowledge of how people do so for complex and socially stigmatized diseases like HIV. A better understanding of their specialized needs could lead to the development of more appropriate tools to self-manage their condition. Our paper introduces an iterative process model of Personal Health Informatics. We then describe the results of an empirical study involving HIV+ adults aimed at understanding their issues, concerns and actions in each of the stages of this process model. We provide implications for the design of personal informatics tools and open research directions that can lead to better self-management for people living with HIV.

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HIV-Related Discrimination Reported by People Living with HIV in London, UK

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Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in health care settings: a comparative study in two hospitals of different categories in Douala-Cameroon

Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in health care settings: a comparative study in two hospitals of different categories in Douala-Cameroon

Tehran dentists’ self-reported knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and observed willingness to treat simulated HIV-positive patients

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