Xin Li|Lili Yuan|Xiaoxia Li|Jingli Shi|Liying Jiang|Chundi Zhang|Xiaoxuan Yang|Yeli Zhang|Donghui Zhao|Yong Zhao
Factors associated with stigma attitude towards people living with HIV among general individuals in Heilongjiang, Northeast China
Harbin Medical University|Harbin Medical University|Mudanjiang Medical University|Qiqihar University|Nantong University|Qiqihar Medical University|Qiqihar Medical University|Education Department of Heilongjiang Province|Heilongjiang Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention|Harbin Medical University
hivrelated stigma always major obstacles effective hiv response worldwide effect hivrelated stigma hiv prevention treatment particularly serious china study examine stigma attitude towards people living hivaids plwha among general individuals heilongjiang province northeast china factors associated stigma attitude including sociodemographic factors hivaids knowledge crosssectional survey carried heilongjiang province china total 4050 general individuals age 1569 years four villages rural areas two communities urban areas drawn using stratified cluster sampling standardized questionnaire interviews administered univariate multivariate logbinomial regression performed assess factors affecting stigma attitude towards plwha proportions participants holding stigma attitude towards plwha 496 among rural respondents 370 among urban respondents p 0001 multivariate log binomial regression analysis among rural participants rr 089 95 ci 087091 p 0001 urban participants rr 089 95 ci 087091 p 0001 showed greater knowledge hiv transmission misconceptions significantly associated lower stigma attitude towards people living hiv among urban participants higher education level high school vs primary school less rr 073 95ci 062087 p 0001 middle school vs primary school less rr 083 95ci 071097 p 0018 also significantly associated lower stigma attitude towards plwha level stigma attitude towards plwha higher rural areas urban areas heilongjiang meanwhile individuals better aware hivaids transmission misconceptions may hold lower stigma attitude toward plwha whether among rural urban residents