Investigation on perceived discrimination and its influencing factors among people living with HIV/AIDS
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2018.16.019
- VernacularTitle:HIV/AIDS患者歧视感知状况及影响因素分析
- Author:
Chenchang XIAO
1
;
Wei WANG
;
Han XIAO
;
Xiaoyan LI
;
Shiyue LI
;
Hong YAN
Author Information
1. 武汉科技大学城市学院
- Keywords:
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
perceived discrimination;
influencing factors
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2018;47(16):2189-2192
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the perceived discrimination and its influencing factors among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).Methods PLWHA subjects met the criteria and treated in the Second Hospital of Nanjing were enrolled in this study.Self-designed questionnaire was adapted to investigate PL-WHA subjects for sociodemographic data,and the perceived discrimination was investigated via the the modified HIV stigma scale-revision scale.Results A total of 465 PLWHA subjects were investigated,the average age was (37.22±12.01) years old,and most of them were male (95.1%).50.3% of the PLWHA subjects were homosexual,24.5% of them were bisexual/unsure.The average score of perceived discrimination was (81.25±12.69) points,25.2% (117 cases) of the PLWHA subjects had high level of perceived discrimination (≥88 points),74.8% (348 cases) of them had low level of perceived discrimination (<88 points).The multi-ple regression analysis showed that marital status,sexual orientation,social support and self-esteem were influencing factors for perceived discrimination.Conclusion Perceived discrimination commonly exists in PL-WHA subjects,and is influenced by many social and psychological factors.