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Using case vignettes to measure HIV-related stigma among health professionals in China
1UCLA-NPI Center for Community Health, University of California-Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. lililili@ucla.edu
Background:
We examined Chinese health professionals' attitudes towards patients with AIDS vs patients with hepatitis B.
Methods:
A representative sample of 1101 Chinese health professionals was used. Prejudicial attitudes and willingness to interact were measured based on two case vignettes.
Results:
Statistical analyses revealed that health professionals had negative biases against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients and reported much less willingness to interact with AIDS patients than hepatitis B patients. Perceived risk of infection at work was also negatively associated with willingness to interact with patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS, but relationships varied by profession.
Conclusions:
This study underscores the importance of developing and implementing stigma reduction interventions in health care settings to address attitudinal biases and discrimination in clinical practice.
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