Stigmatized attitudes toward people living with HIV in Bangladesh: health care workers' perspectives.
Mohammad Bellal Hossain;
Kippax, Susan;
(2011)
Stigmatized attitudes toward people living with HIV in Bangladesh: health care workers' perspectives.
Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, 23 (2).
pp. 171-182.
ISSN 1010-5395
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539509346980
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This study was conducted among 526 health care workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh to identify the levels and correlates of stigmatized attitudes toward people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV-related stigmatized attitudes were measured by a set of items that reflected avoidance attitude of HCWs in hypothetical situations. A multiple linear regression model identified the following correlates of stigma: higher age, high level of irrational fear about HIV and AIDS, being HCW other than a doctor, working in teaching hospital, and rating religion as very important in their life (R (2) = .502). The findings are important for both public health policy planners and human rights activists as high prevalence of stigmatized attitudes among HCWs influence the decision-making process of PLHIV and stop them from accessing voluntary counseling and testing, care, support, and treatment services.
