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Background <p>HIV-related stigmatization among healthcare workers is still high. The aim of the study is to determine the attitudes of doctors and nurses towards people living with HIV (PLWH), to measure their level of knowledge about HIV, and to determine correlations between attitudes and sociodemographic data.</p> Methods <p>This was a cross-sectional study. Doctors and nurses at Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital were included in this study. The study was performed as a face-to-face and online survey. The sociodemographic data form and AIDS Attitude Scale (AAS) were administered to the participants. The results were analyzed with the IBM SPSS 24.0 programme. The significance level was accepted as p &lt; 0.05.</p> Results <p>A total of 404 people were included in our study. 301 (74, 5%) of the participants were female, and 103 (25, 5%) of the participants were male. The average age of the participants was 33.25 ± 8.22&#xa0;years. Most of the participants were aged 24–30&#xa0;years (55, 9%), and the negative attitudes of doctors and nurses towards PLWH were found to increase with age. Compared with registrar doctors and nurses, specialist doctors have more positive and empathetic attitudes and less avoidance.</p> Conclusion <p>Attitudes of participants are generally mild-high positive but negative attitudes towards PLWH are common among doctors and nurses. Regular education is needed for nurses and registrar doctors to increase confidence in HIV and reduce negative attitudes towards PLWH. However, additional quantitative studies are needed to identify interventionable points to increase empathy towards PLWH.</p>

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Attitudes of doctors and nurses towards people living with HIV: an analysis of sociodemographic correlates

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    2025年2月24日

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  • Mehmet Sinan Saricicek,
  • Özge Tuncer,
  • Ali Taylan Saricicek

摘要

Background

HIV-related stigmatization among healthcare workers is still high. The aim of the study is to determine the attitudes of doctors and nurses towards people living with HIV (PLWH), to measure their level of knowledge about HIV, and to determine correlations between attitudes and sociodemographic data.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study. Doctors and nurses at Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital were included in this study. The study was performed as a face-to-face and online survey. The sociodemographic data form and AIDS Attitude Scale (AAS) were administered to the participants. The results were analyzed with the IBM SPSS 24.0 programme. The significance level was accepted as p < 0.05.

Results

A total of 404 people were included in our study. 301 (74, 5%) of the participants were female, and 103 (25, 5%) of the participants were male. The average age of the participants was 33.25 ± 8.22 years. Most of the participants were aged 24–30 years (55, 9%), and the negative attitudes of doctors and nurses towards PLWH were found to increase with age. Compared with registrar doctors and nurses, specialist doctors have more positive and empathetic attitudes and less avoidance.

Conclusion

Attitudes of participants are generally mild-high positive but negative attitudes towards PLWH are common among doctors and nurses. Regular education is needed for nurses and registrar doctors to increase confidence in HIV and reduce negative attitudes towards PLWH. However, additional quantitative studies are needed to identify interventionable points to increase empathy towards PLWH.