Religious beliefs and HIV-related stigma: Considerations for healthcare providers

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2019-01-02 DOI:10.1080/15381501.2019.1588823

Nooshin Zarei, H. Joulaei, M. Ghoreishi, M. Dianatinasab

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Abstract

Abstract Globally, the stigmatic behavior toward people living with HIV(PLHIV) has marginalized them. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of religious beliefs and demographic variables on healthcare providers’ stigmatic perspectives towards PLHIV. A total of 575 healthcare providers in Shiraz completed a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the STATA package. The findings indicated a significant association between the stigmatic perspective of healthcare providers and their religious beliefs (p < 0.05). The multiple regression analysis showed that, after controlling effects of other variables, only religious beliefs was significantly linked with the stigmatic view (p = 0.001). In addition, social class and marital status were predictors, but they had a significant association with stigmatic view (p > 0.05). To reduce stigma and discrimination, training healthcare providers is inevitable. Thus, a program with a focus on the rights of PLHIV should be implemented to help healthcare providers deal with PLHIV without any stigma or discrimination.

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宗教信仰和与艾滋病毒相关的污名：医疗保健提供者的考虑因素

摘要在全球范围内，对艾滋病毒感染者的污名化行为已经使他们边缘化。本研究的目的是确定宗教信仰和人口统计变量对医疗保健提供者对PLHIV的污名化观点的影响。设拉子共有575名医疗保健提供者完成了一份结构化问卷。使用STATA软件包对数据进行分析。研究结果表明，医疗保健提供者的污名化观点与其宗教信仰之间存在显著关联（p 0.05）。为了减少耻辱和歧视，培训医疗保健提供者是不可避免的。因此，应该实施一项以PLHIV权利为重点的计划，帮助医疗保健提供者在没有任何污名或歧视的情况下处理PLHIV。

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