A comparison in HIV-associated stigma among healthcare workers in urban and rural Gujarat : original article

A comparison in HIV-associated stigma among healthcare workers in urban and rural Gujarat : original article

The present study measures levels of stigma within health care settings in urban and rural Gujarat, in an attempt to understand how this may have contributed to the state's increasing HIV incidence. Two sites were studied : a rural hospital in Bardoli and an urban hospital in Surat. HIV-associa...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance 2010-08, Vol.7 (2), p.71-75
Hauptverfasser: Mathews, William C., Patel, Gulab R., Vyas, Kartavya J., Shukla, Deepak
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Sprache:eng
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Healthcare workers
HIV-positive patients
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India
Patients seropositifs
Stigma
Stigmatisation
Travailleurs de la sante
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Zusammenfassung:The present study measures levels of stigma within health care settings in urban and rural Gujarat, in an attempt to understand how this may have contributed to the state's increasing HIV incidence. Two sites were studied : a rural hospital in Bardoli and an urban hospital in Surat. HIV-associated stigma among healthcare workers (N=170) was assessed using a Stigma Index. Overall, analyses suggest an increase in medical education was found to be associated with higher stigmatisation (p
ISSN:1729-0376
1813-4424