HIV-Related Knowledge and Stigma Among the General Population in the Southeast of Iran
| Author | Mahlagha Dehghan | en |
| Author | Mostafa Shokoohi | en |
| Author | Sima Mokhtarabadi | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Tavakoli | en |
| Author | Abedin Iranpour | en |
| Author | Ali Ahmad Rafiei Rad | en |
| Author | Naser Nasiri | en |
| Author | Mohammad Karamouzian | en |
| Author | Hamid Sharifi | en |
| Orcid | Mahlagha Dehghan [0000-0002-4205-829X] | en |
| Orcid | Mostafa Shokoohi [0000-0002-3810-752X] | en |
| Orcid | Fatemeh Tavakoli [0000-0002-0409-7626] | en |
| Orcid | Abedin Iranpour [0000-0002-7746-5709] | en |
| Orcid | Naser Nasiri [0000-0002-1505-0866] | en |
| Orcid | Hamid Sharifi [0000-0002-9008-7618] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: HIV-related stigma is a barrier to effective HIV responses among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Objectives: The current study aimed at measuring HIV-related stigma, and its associated factors among the general population in the Southeast of Iran. Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 900 individuals in Kerman, Southeast of Iran, from July to September 2016. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire, including (I) demographic and background characteristics; (II) HIV-related stigma; and (III) HIV-related knowledge. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20 using descriptive statistics, as well as bivariable and multivariable linear regressions. Results: Low, moderate, and high levels of stigmatizing attitudes toward PLHIV were reported by 39.1%, 57.8%, and 3.1% of the participants, respectively. Female sex(beta = 0.33, P value = 0.01) and those not having a history of HIV testing (beta = 0.45, P value < 0.001) had, on average, higher levels of stigmatizing attitudes, while those with a higher level of education (beta = -0.97, P value < 0.001) had, on average, lower levels of stigmatizing attitudes. Conclusions: Gender-sensitive educational interventions need to be developed to reduce the negative attitude towards PLHIV in Iran. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.96311 | en |
| Keyword | Stigma | en |
| Keyword | Attitude | en |
| Keyword | Knowledge | en |
| Keyword | People Living with HIV | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | HIV-Related Knowledge and Stigma Among the General Population in the Southeast of Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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