Primary Care Physicians and AIDS

Gerbert, Barbara; Maguire, Bryan T.; Bleecker, Thomas; Coates, Thomas J.; McPhee, Stephen J.

doi:10.1001/jama.1991.03470200049033

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“…Although HCWs had negative feelings about HIV/AIDS patients [24], their integrity allowed them to overcome their fear of HIV infection [25,26]. Thus, HCWs accept both HIV/AIDS patients and drug users in a similar way [23].…”

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Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Cicciù

Puglisi

et al. 2017

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Caring for HIV/AIDS patients and/or drug users requires health care workers (HCWs) to have good knowledge of the issues. Cultural differences in HCWs, combined with professional ethics and personal beliefs, could also result in conflicting attitudes, leading to difficulties related to looking after people affected by HIV/AIDS or drug users. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients and/or drug users in a sample of workers operating in a large university hospital in southern Italy. A total of 736 workers were surveyed from May to November 2016. During the periodic occupational health surveillance, a questionnaire was administered about attitudes of discrimination, acceptance and fear towards these patients. Respondents showed average levels of acceptance to HIV/AIDS and drug user patients. As years of experience and professional training increased, scores for discrimination, acceptance of HIV/AIDS, acceptance of drug users and fear decreased. Factors positively influencing levels of attitudes were being female and younger. Supplementary education is needed to strengthen the awareness of HCWs.

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confidence: 99%

Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Puglisi

et al. 2017

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“…The items were selected from previous research (1, 3, 17–22). The HCWs were asked to rate each item on a five-point Likert scale, indicating their agreement or disagreement (1=Disagree strongly; 2=Disagree somewhat; 3=Neither agree nor disagree; 4=Agree somewhat; and 5=Strongly agree).…”

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HIV-related Discriminatory Attitudes of Healthcare Workers in Bangladesh

Hossain

Kippax

2010

J Health Popul Nutr

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This study aimed at identifying the level of HIV-related discriminatory attitudes and related factors in a purposively-selected sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh. In total, 526 HCWs from a number of hospitals and healthcare centres were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. A moderate level of discriminatory attitudes was observed. The factors associated with a high level of such attitudes among the HCWs were: high level of irrational fear about HIV and AIDS; working in teaching hospital rather than in non-teaching hospital and diagnostic centres; low level of education; and being male. The results indicate that programmes to reduce irrational fear about transmission of HIV are urgently needed.

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“…HIV-related stigma has been shown to have negative effects on preventive behaviors and health outcomes (Brown, Trujillo, & Macintyre, 2001;Courtenay-Quirk, Wolitski, Parsons, & Gomez, 2006;Gerbert 1991;Herek, 1990;Whetten, Reif, Whetten, & Murphy-McMillan, 2008). Some of the Southern laws and policies, especially among the targeted states, have been implicated in fostering the spread of HIV.…”

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HIV/AIDS in the Southern USA: A disproportionate epidemic

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This research synthesis examined HIV/AIDS surveillance and health care financing data and reviewed relevant research literature to describe HIV epidemiology, outcomes, funding, and contributing factors to the HIV epidemic in the Southern USA with particular focus on a group of Southern states with similar demographic and disease characteristics and comparable HIV epidemics (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Los Angeles, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas). These states are hereafter referred to as "targeted Southern states." Eight of the 10 states with the highest HIV diagnosis rates in 2011 were in the Southern USA; six were targeted states. Forty-nine percent of HIV diagnoses were in the South in 2011, which contains only 37% of the US population. The targeted states region had the highest HIV diagnosis rate than any other US region in 2011. The South was also found to have the highest HIV-related mortality and morbidity rates in the USA. The high levels of poverty, HIV-related stigma, and STDs found in the South, particularly in the targeted Southern states, likely contribute to greater HIV incidence and mortality. The disproportionate impact of HIV in the South, particularly among targeted states, demonstrates a critical need to improve HIV prevention and care and address factors that contribute to HIV disease in this region.

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Primary Care Physicians and AIDS

Abstract: These data suggest that many primary care physicians are responding professionally to the AIDS epidemic but that attitudinal barriers may be hindering some physicians from providing treatment to HIV-infected patients.

Cited by 142 publications

References 13 publications

Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

HIV-related Discriminatory Attitudes of Healthcare Workers in Bangladesh

HIV/AIDS in the Southern USA: A disproportionate epidemic

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