PMID: 16619870Apr 20, 2006Paper

HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination: the case of health care providers in México

Salud pública de México
César InfanteCarlos Magis

Abstract

To analyze the social construction of stigma and discrimination processes associated with HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), based on the perceptions of health care providers in three states of the Mexican Republic. Qualitative and quantitative description. Observation at nine institutions; in-depth interviews (14) and surveys (373) directed to providers of health services. Seventy-five percent of providers reported having received training related to HIV/AIDS; however, notions persist as to patients being hopeless; discrimination due to the idea of risk groups; the immediate identification of living with the virus, having the syndrome and death; and specific lack of knowledge of forms of transmission. Twenty-three percent would not buy food from a PLHA and 16% think they should be banned from public services. With respect to confidentiality: 89% believe it should be maintained and 38% think that employers and administrators have the right to know about their employees' condition. Isolation, notes in clinical histories pointing to HIV, obligatory testing and delays in surgeries for PLHA were constant practices. The perception that men who have sexual relations with men and sexual workers decide their sexual practi...Continue Reading

Citations

May 12, 2009·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes : JAIDS·Suely H TuboiBryan E Shepherd
Sep 12, 2015·AIDS and Behavior·Laramie R SmithSteffanie A Strathdee
Jun 2, 2017·The Open AIDS Journal·Boushab Mohamed BoushabLeonardo Kishi Basco
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Nov 30, 2018·Cadernos de saúde pública·Silvia Magali Cuadra-HernándezCelina Rueda-Neria
Dec 2, 2009·Qualitative Health Research·Cesar InfantePat Pridmore

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