HIV-Related Stigma Among Market Workers in China

HIV-related stigma was examined among 209 employees and owners of stalls in 5 markets in an eastern coastal city in China. Of the participants 53% were women and 47% were men; 100% were Han. Ages ranged from 18 to 49 years ( M = 35, SD = 8.1). Half of the participants believed that punishment was an...

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Published in:Health psychology 2005-07, Vol.24 (4), p.435-438
Main Authors: Lee, Martha B, Wu, Zunyou, Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane, Detels, Roger, Guan, Jihui, Li, Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult Attitudes
AIDS
AIDS (Attitudes Toward)
AIDS Prevention
Biological and medical sciences
Blue Collar Workers
China
Commerce
Diagnostic testing
Employees
Female
Food
HIV
HIV Infections
HIV Testing
Human
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prejudice
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociocultural environment
Stigma
Stigmatization
Tropical medicine
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Workforce
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Summary:HIV-related stigma was examined among 209 employees and owners of stalls in 5 markets in an eastern coastal city in China. Of the participants 53% were women and 47% were men; 100% were Han. Ages ranged from 18 to 49 years ( M = 35, SD = 8.1). Half of the participants believed that punishment was an appropriate response toward those living with HIV (50%). Over half (56%) were unwilling to be friends with infected individuals. The majority thought that those living with HIV should be isolated (73%). They agreed that persons living with HIV should not take care of other people's children (85%). Punishing beliefs toward persons living with HIV were related to being male, older, married, less educated, and unwilling to be tested for HIV.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.24.4.435