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TI Attitudes towards people with HIV: are they as stigmatizing as people
with HIV perceive them to be?
DT 9602
AU Green G; MRC Medical Sociology Unit, Glasgow, Scotland.
SO Soc Sci Med. 1995 Aug;41(4):557-68. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96000837
AB Stigma is a feature of HIV disease and many people who are HIV-positive
report that their lives are affected by fear of discrimination (felt
stigma). Although opinions do not necessarily predict behaviour, this
article examines whether the public's avowed attitudes to people with
HIV are as punitive and stigmatizing as those infected think they are,
and the extent to which public attitudes may contribute to felt stigma.
A street survey was conducted in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland, asking
a stratified quota sample of 300 men and women of all ages to complete a
short questionnaire about their attitudes toward people with HIV. The
same questionnaire was also completed by 42 men and women with HIV. One
in five respondents in the street survey, and all of those with HIV,
were also asked to complete the questionnaire imagining that they were a
typical member of the public, to find out whether both groups attributed
more hostile attitudes to generalized others than they themselves
professed. Overall, the general public had relatively liberal views
about people with HIV although a majority felt that some restrictions
should be placed upon their freedom. Controlling for age, sex,
socioeconomic status and city, people with HIV had more liberal
attitudes than the general public, but perceived public attitudes to be
far less liberal than were reported in the street survey. Respondents in
the street survey also perceived generalized others to be less liberal
than themselves. These results provide evidence of felt stigma among
people with HIV and the policy implications are discussed. The findings
are also set within a theoretical framework concerning the nature of
attitudes, their relationship to behaviours, and the pervasiveness of
negative images associated with AIDS.
DE Adult *Attitude to Health Female Human HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION HIV
Seropositivity/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Male Middle Age *Prejudice *Public Opinion Sick Role Social
Isolation Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).