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Stigmatization of persons with HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20592063     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Data about the stigmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Recent statistics from Saudi Ministry of Health showed that 77% of HIV-positive Saudis were males. The present study analyzed data from 162 Saudi male college students. The findings suggest that students who knew less about HIV/AIDS were more likely to stigmatize persons living with HIV/AIDS than those who knew more. Neither degree of religiosity nor worry about HIV infection was related to AIDS stigma. However, AIDS-related shame was the best predictor of AIDS stigma. The findings of this study point to important suggestions for AIDS prevention programs in Saudi Arabia.
Authors:
Abdallah M Badahdah
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-06-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society / Transcultural Nursing Society     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1552-7832     ISO Abbreviation:  J Transcult Nurs     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-24     Completed Date:  2011-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9001407     Medline TA:  J Transcult Nurs     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  386-92     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA. abdallah.badahdah@und.nodak.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Arabs / psychology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fear
HIV Infections / ethnology*,  psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Islam
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Regression Analysis
Religion and Psychology
Saudi Arabia
Shame
Social Stigma*

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