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To assess attitudes, discrimination, acceptance, and fear toward patients with HIV/AIDS or substance use disorders among university hospital staff.

March 9, 2017International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

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To assess attitudes, discrimination, acceptance, and fear toward patients with HIV/AIDS or substance use disorders among university hospital staff.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey involving N=736 healthcare workers at a large university hospital in southern Italy between May and November 2016.
Administered structured questionnaires evaluating discrimination, acceptance, and fear toward HIV/AIDS patients and drug users during routine occupational health surveillance.
Surveyed personnel demonstrated average baseline levels of acceptance toward patients with HIV/AIDS and individuals who use drugs.
Higher cumulative years of professional experience and training correlated with decreased scores for discrimination, fear, and acceptance measures.
Younger age and female sex independently and positively influenced favorable attitudes toward both patient populations.

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Cross-sectional study reveals moderate acceptance and variable bias toward HIV and drug-using patients in hospital staff, highlighting the need for supplementary professional education.

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Ledda et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86d7753a1d8ec5fdd3c378 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030284

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Cross-sectional study reveals moderate acceptance and variable bias toward HIV and drug-using patients in hospital staff, highlighting the need for supplementary professional education.

Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

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