AIDS stigma among people aged 50 and over and its influencing factor
Objective To investigate AIDS stigma among the people aged 50 and over,and its influencing factors.Methods From October to December 2022,a cross-sectional study was conducted,and the respondents(≥50 years old)were selected from five regions of Hunan Province to conduct a questionnaire survey using the stratified cluster sampling method.The questionnaire instruments included general information questionnaire,AIDS knowledge questionnaire,and AIDS stigma scale.SPSS 25.0 software was used to statistically analyze the data,and t-test and multivariate linear regression analysis were used to investigate the factors influencing AIDS stigma.Results A total of 959 valid questionnaires were collected.The results showed that the awareness rate of AIDS knowledge was 39.52％,the mean score of AIDS stigma was 3.56±0.61.The score of AIDS stigma was significantly lower among people aged 50 and over who were aware of AIDS knowledge than among those who were not aware of AIDS knowledge,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.01).Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that being male,having a lower education level,living in a place with a low economic level,living with a domestic partner,having a low monthly income,and being unaware of AIDS knowledge may lead to a higher score of AIDS stigma(P＜0.05).Conclusions Residential area,education level,gender and income status are the key factors influencing AIDS stigma among the people aged 50 and over.Anti-AIDS stigma campaigns should focus on people aged 50 and over who are men,live in economically underdeveloped areas,have low education,low income and are unaware of AIDS knowledge,so as to effectively reduce the level of AIDS stigma.
HIVpeople aged 50 and overAIDS stigmacorrelation analysis
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