Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E46, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2018 Dec;22(12):3887-3891. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2188-0.
Stigmatizing attitudes toward people living with HIV (PLWH) cause psychological distress for PLWH and hinder HIV prevention efforts. We estimated the prevalence of stigmatizing attitudes among 6809 adults and 885 adolescents who responded to online surveys in 2015. Fear of casual contact with PLWH was reported by 17.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 16.3-18.6%] of adults and 31.6% (CI 27.8-35.4%) of adolescents. Among adults, 12.5% (CI 11.6-13.5%) endorsed a measure of moral judgment toward PLWH. Stigmatizing attitudes toward PLWH persist in the United States. Continued monitoring of these attitudes and efforts to reduce associated stigma are warranted.
对感染艾滋病毒的人(PLWH)的污名化态度会给 PLWH 带来心理困扰,并阻碍艾滋病毒预防工作。我们估计了 2015 年对在线调查做出回应的 6809 名成年人和 885 名青少年中存在污名化态度的比例。17.5%(95%置信区间[CI]:16.3-18.6%)的成年人和 31.6%(CI:27.8-35.4%)的青少年报告了对与 PLWH 偶然接触的恐惧。在成年人中,有 12.5%(CI:11.6-13.5%)的人对 PLWH 持道德判断措施。对 PLWH 的污名化态度在美国仍然存在。有必要继续监测这些态度,并努力减少相关的污名化。