The attitude of medical students towards HIV-infected people: fear or help?
The study was conducted during the 2017–2018 period using the method of anonymous questionnaire. In total, 838 4-year-students from medical, pediatric, dental and medical-prophylactic departments participated in the study. Two questionnaires were used for the survey: an adapted version of the standa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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State Scientific Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii |
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| Online Access: | https://www.vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/view/503 |
| Summary: | The study was conducted during the 2017–2018 period using the method of anonymous questionnaire. In total, 838 4-year-students from medical, pediatric, dental and medical-prophylactic departments participated in the study. Two questionnaires were used for the survey: an adapted version of the standard UNAIDS questionnaire and that based on V. V. Boyko’s methodology of diagnosing communicative tolerance. It is found that medical students do not condemn HIV-infected people, nor believe that people with a positive HIV status necessarily behave immorally, thus deserving this disease. Medical students show a high level of professional communicative tolerance and readiness to help these patients, although being afraid of getting the infection during medical manipulations. At the same time, a low level of awareness concerning a number of legal issues regarding HIV-infected patients has been established. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-4609 2313-6294 |