Vaughan, Elena (2023) HIV-related stigma in healthcare settings in Ireland: findings from a collaborative joint stakeholder study. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway and HIV Ireland.
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Two-hundred and ninety-eight’ (n=298) healthcare workers and eighty-nine (n=89) people living with HIV participated in the surveys. Sixteen people participated in the interviews and a further fifteen participated in the roundtable.
Key findings from the surveys include:
• 40% of healthcare workers say they would worry at least a little about drawing blood from a person living with HIV
• 25% of healthcare workers say they have observed a colleague talking badly about a person living with HIV at least once in the past 12 months
• 21% of healthcare workers report using special measures that they would not use with other patients
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Patient / client care management
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Provider / worker / staff attitude toward treatment
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care delivery
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Community-based treatment (primary care)
MA-ML Social science, culture and community > Sociocultural discrimination > Prejudice (stigma / discrimination)
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Organisational development / co-operation > Workforce / staff skills and training
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