Unmasking Individual and Institutional HIV Stigma in Hospitals: Perspectives of Dutch Healthcare Providers.

ABSTRACT: People with HIV continue to experience HIV stigma. Quantitative data on HIV stigma perpetrated by healthcare providers of hospitals providing HIV care in high-income countries are limited. The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated with HIV stigma in Dutch healthcare settings from the healthcare providers' perspective. We conducted a cross-sectional study using the questionnaire 'Measuring HIV Stigma and Discrimination Among Health Facility Staff - Monitoring Tool for Global Indicators' to assess HIV stigma among healthcare providers (n = 405) in two academic hospitals. Healthcare providers licensed to provide medical care were eligible for inclusion. The primary outcome was the self-reported prevalence of at least one manifestation of HIV stigma measured by six stigma indi

SUBMITTER: Jordans CCE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390866 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature