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01.03.2008 | Original Paper

HIV-Related Discrimination Reported by People Living with HIV in London, UK

verfasst von: Jonathan Elford, Fowzia Ibrahim, Cecilia Bukutu, Jane Anderson

Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior | Ausgabe 2/2008

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Abstract

The objective was to examine the extent to which people living with HIV in London reported being discriminated against because of their infection. In 2004–2005, people living with HIV attending NHS outpatient HIV clinics in north east London were asked: “Have you ever been treated unfairly or differently because of your HIV status—in other words discriminated against?”. Of the 1,687 people who returned a questionnaire (73% response rate), data from 1,385 respondents were included in this analysis; 448 heterosexual women and 210 heterosexual men of black African origin, 727 gay/bisexual men (621 white, 106 ethnic minority). Overall, nearly one-third of respondents (29.9%, 414/1,385) said they had been discriminated against because of their HIV infection. Of those who reported experiencing HIV-related discrimination, almost a half (49.6%, 200/403) said this had involved a health care worker including their dentist (n = 102, 25.3%) or primary care physician (n = 70, 17.4%).

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Titel: HIV-Related Discrimination Reported by People Living with HIV in London, UK
verfasst von: Jonathan Elford
Fowzia Ibrahim
Cecilia Bukutu
Jane Anderson
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2008
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior / Ausgabe 2/2008
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9344-2

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