Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to HIV Stigma and Discrimination Among Healthcare Workers in Oman | Zendy

Samir Shah | Zendy; Ali Elgalib | Zendy; Adil Al Wahaibi | Zendy; Maha Al-Fori | Zendy; Prasanna Raju | Zendy; Mahmood Al-Skaiti | Zendy; Huda N. Al-Mashani | Zendy; Kishor Duthade | Zendy; Iyad Omaar | Zendy; Muhammad Muqeetullah | Zendy; Nilanjan Mitra | Zendy; Parag S. Shah | Zendy; Mohammed A. Amin | Zendy; Essam Morkos | Zendy; Vidyanand Vaidya | Zendy; Zeyana Al-Habsi | Zendy; Idris Al-Abaidani | Zendy; Seif Al-Abri | Zendy

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to HIV Stigma and Discrimination Among Healthcare Workers in Oman

Author(s) -

Samir Shah,

Ali Elgalib,

Adil Al Wahaibi,

Maha Al-Fori,

Prasanna Raju,

Mahmood Al-Skaiti,

Huda N. Al-Mashani,

Kishor Duthade,

Iyad Omaar,

Muhammad Muqeetullah,

Nilanjan Mitra,

Parag S. Shah,

Mohammed A. Amin,

Essam Morkos,

Vidyanand Vaidya,

Zeyana Al-Habsi,

Idris Al-Abaidani,

Seif Al-Abri

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

sultan qaboos university medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 2075-0528

pISSN - 2075-051X

DOI - 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.005

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , stigma (botany) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , health care , family medicine , cross sectional study , demography , psychiatry , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth

Objectives: Stigma and discrimination undermine the quality of life of people with HIV and their access to health services. This study aimed to assess HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Oman. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between July and November 2016. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,400 government HCWs to determine HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices. Results: A total of 1,281 HCWs participated (response rate = 92%). Routine tasks, such as dressing wounds, drawing blood and touching clothes, were a cause of concern for 24–52% of HCWs. Only 69% correctly answered questions regarding the transmission of HIV via eating/drinking and mosquito bites. Compared to other HCWs, doctors had significantly higher knowledge (mean = 0.46, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.19 to 0.73; P 15 years’ work experience scored significantly higher on knowledge (mean = −0.60, 95% CI: −1.12 to −0.08; P = 0.025) and attitude (mean = −0.99, 95% CI: −1.87 to −0.10; P = 0.029) compared to those with less experience. Conclusion: The high rate of HIV-related stigma among HCWs in Oman should be rectified in order to achieve the 90-90-90 target set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.Keywords: HIV; Social Stigma; Social Discrimination; Knowledge; Attitude; Professional Practice; Healthcare Providers; Oman.

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