Stigmatization of alcohol and other drug users by primary care providers in Southeast Brazil

This study reports on the views of Primary Health Care (PHC) providers in Southeast Brazil on the use of alcohol and other drugs which reflect stigma, moralization, or negative judgment. Six hundred nine PHC professionals from the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais took part in the study...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Social science & medicine (1982) 2009-10, Vol.69 (7), p.1080-1084
Hauptverfasser:	Ronzani, Telmo Mota, Higgins-Biddle, John, Furtado, Erikson F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Addictive behaviors Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol Alcohol use Alcoholism - psychology Attitude of Health Personnel Biological and medical sciences Brazil Brazil Alcohol Recreational drugs Social stigma Primary health care Mental health Chi-Square Distribution Cocaine Cocaine-Related Disorders Community Health Services Drug abuse Drug addiction Drug use Drug Users - psychology Female Health participants Health Personnel - psychology Humans Male Marijuana Marijuana Abuse Medical sciences Mental health Minas Gerais Miscellaneous Morals Primary care Primary Health Care Professional-Patient Relations Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Recreational drugs Social representations Social research Social stigma Statistics, Nonparametric Stereotyping Stigma Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Tobacco Products
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Zusammenfassung:	This study reports on the views of Primary Health Care (PHC) providers in Southeast Brazil on the use of alcohol and other drugs which reflect stigma, moralization, or negative judgment. Six hundred nine PHC professionals from the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais took part in the study. The majority (86.5%) of these professionals were female. Attitudes toward the use of alcohol and other drugs were evaluated in comparison to Hansen's disease, obesity, depression, schizophrenia, HIV/AIDS, and tobacco use. The use of tobacco, marijuana/cocaine, and alcohol were the most negatively judged behaviors (p
ISSN:	0277-9536 1873-5347 1873-5347
DOI:	10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.07.026