College Students' Attitudes Toward People Infected with HIV

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  • Author(s): Popova, N. V.
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Russian Education and Society. Apr 2007 49(4):60-75.
  • Publication Date:
    2007
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
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    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Secondary Education
      Higher Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Secondary School Students; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Communicable Diseases; College Students; Secondary School Teachers; Parents; Attitude Measures; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Social Bias; Stereotypes; At Risk Persons; Public Opinion
    • Subject Terms:
      Russia
    • Accession Number:
      10.2753/RES1060-9393490404
    • ISSN:
      1060-9393
    • Abstract:
      According to data of the World Health Organization, 34-46 million people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In 2003 alone, the number of newly infected people in all countries came to about 5 million. By January 2001, more than 80,000 HIV-infected people were registered in Russia, of whom over 90 percent were drug users. About 80 percent of new cases are diagnosed in young people between the ages of 15 and 29. In connection with the rise in the numbers of HIV carriers as a whole and among young people in particular, special urgency attaches to the problem of ensuring the openness of information and shaping public tolerance toward those infected with HIV. In this article, the author presents an assessment of Russian students' attitudes toward people who are infected with HIV. It was carried out by the Center for Social Forecasting in May 2005 and a total of 2,400 people were surveyed: 800 students in secondary schools (eighth through eleventh grades); 400 students each in primary professional educational institutions, in secondary professional educational institutions, and in higher professional educational institutions; 340 teachers in secondary schools, and 340 parents of students in the first through fifth grades. Findings presented here revolve around the following themes: (1) the image of people infected with HIV and victims of AIDS in the mass consciousness; (2) stereotypes of risk groups; and (3) attitudes toward people infected with HIV. (Contains 9 tables, 4 figures and 2 notes.)
    • Abstract:
      ERIC
    • Number of References:
      3
    • Publication Date:
      2007
    • Accession Number:
      EJ769952