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| Title |
Stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS by healthcare workers at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Ethics, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6939-14-s1-s6 |
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| Authors |
Temitayo O Famoroti, Lucy Fernandes, Sylvester C Chima |
| Abstract |
The issue of stigma is very important in the battle against HIV/AIDS in Africa since it may affect patient attendance at healthcare centres for obtaining antiretroviral (ARV) medications and regular medical check-ups. Stigmatization creates an unnecessary culture of secrecy and silence based on ignorance and fear of victimization. This study was designed to determine if there is external stigmatization of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) by health care workers (HCWs) at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, South Africa. The study investigated the impact of knowledge of HIV/AIDS by HCWs on treatment of patients, as well as the comfort level and attitude of HCWs when rendering care to PLWHA. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| South Africa | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 248 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 244 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 49 | 20% |
| Researcher | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 42 | 17% |
| Unknown | 78 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 23 | 9% |
| Psychology | 13 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 32 | 13% |
| Unknown | 87 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 October 2017.
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#6,302,953
of 25,613,746 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Ethics
#532
of 1,114 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#67,220
of 321,799 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Ethics
#6
of 21 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,114 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 52% of its peers.
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