Saudi attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS

Badahdah, Abdallah M.

doi:10.1258/095646205774988208

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“…Items were summed to yield a total possible score ranging theoretically from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating more accurate knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Worry about HIV infection tapped respondents' personal assessment of their own personal risk and worry about HIV infection (Badahdah, 2005b). The scale consisted of five items: "I get frightened every time I heard about HIV/AIDS," "I am afraid of getting HIV," "I might have been exposed to HIV because of my behavior in the past," "I feel uncomfortable talking about HIV/AIDS," and "I tend to avoid reading about HIV/AIDS."…”

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“…An extensive search of the AIDS literature revealed that standardized Arabic measures of AIDS-related stigma do not exist. Because of the lack of such measures, the present study used a scale that was written in Arabic and employed in a previous study in Saudi Arabia (Badahdah, 2005b). For example, students were asked about their degree of agreement with statements such as "People with AIDS should be fired from jobs" and "If a friend of mine got AIDS I would continue our friendship."…”

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Stigmatization of Persons With HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia

Badahdah

2010

J Transcult Nurs

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Data about the stigmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Recent statistics from Saudi Ministry of Health showed that 77% of HIV-positive Saudis were males. The present study analyzed data from 162 Saudi male college students. The findings suggest that students who knew less about HIV/AIDS were more likely to stigmatize persons living with HIV/AIDS than those who knew more. Neither degree of religiosity nor worry about HIV infection was related to AIDS stigma. However, AIDS-related shame was the best predictor of AIDS stigma. The findings of this study point to important suggestions for AIDS prevention programs in Saudi Arabia.

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Stigmatization of Persons With HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia

Badahdah

2010

J Transcult Nurs

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“…The prevalence of HIV seems to be heterogeneous between the populations of the same country and across countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) WHO region. The overall incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS is widely thought to be understating the real burden of disease due to incomplete surveys and the widespread stigmatization in this region [3][4][5]. In addition, clinic-based cohort studies have suggested that patients are presenting late with AIDS.…”

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Antiretroviral therapy, CD4, viral load, and disease stage in HIV patients in Saudi Arabia: a 2001–2013 cross-sectional study

Memish

Al‐Tawfiq

Filemban

et al. 2015

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: The incidence of HIV/AIDS is increasing worldwide and in the Middle East. In this study, we analyzed the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the patterns of CD4 and viral load (VL), and stage of presentation. Methodology: Laboratory variables, ART use, and CD4 count were obtained and analyzed retrospectively. Results: A total of 997 cases from eight HIV/AIDS care providers were included. Of the total cases, 274 (28.3%) had a CD4 count of < 200 cells/mm 3 , and 413 (42.3%) had a viral load of > 5 log 10 . Of the total cases, 50% were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and the majority of cases were asymptomatic (70%). Of those patients on ART, 247 (39.5%) took tenofovir/emtricitabine combined with either efavirenz (147; 14.7%) or lopinavir/ritonavir (100; 10%), and 158 (15.8%) were on lamivudine and zidovudine with either efavirenz (32; 3.2%) or lopinavir/ritonavir (126; 12.6%). Other combinations were used in 70 (7%) patients. The mean (± standard deviation) of baseline CD4 and viral load were 401 cells/mm 3 (322 cells/mm 3 ) and 4.6 log10 10 (1.3 log 10 ), respectively. At diagnosis, 72% of patients were asymptomatic; 50% had AIDS and 20% had CD4 count < 350. Conclusions: ART use was in line with international guidelines, but the number of patients receiving ART was lower than expected. Large proportions of cases presented late with AIDS at diagnosis or had CD4 < 350. Further data is needed to evaluate the medical care of patients with HIV/AIDS in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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“…The knowledge of HIV/AIDS index items were adapted from a scale used previously in Saudi Arabia (Badahdah, 2005).Participants were asked whether they know that HIV can live in the human body for years before AIDS symptoms appear; if a mother can transmit HIV to her baby during pregnancy; and if they believe that someone can get HIV by touching someone with HIV/AIDS or by using public phone.-Participants reported their knowledge using three response categories: correct, wrong, and do not know.Both wrong and do not know answers were coded as wrong answers. The Cronbach's alpha for the short knowledge index was 0.49.…”

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“…Although, several AIDS Stigma Scales and measures now exist, none of these have been developed and validated in the Arab world. The lack of such instruments has led scholars of AIDS in the Arab world to use self-constructed items and scales developed in non-Arab countries (Al-Serouri et al, 2002;Badahdah, 2005;Gan'czak et al, 2007). The present study aims to fill this gap by developing a short AIDS stigma scale in the Arab country of Yemen.…”

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confidence: 97%