Abstract presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference, 13-18 August 2006, Toronto, Canad

Hossain, Syeda Z

Hosseinzadeh, Hassan

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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities 2006 Stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS: a study of the Iranian community in the Sydney metropolitan area Hassan Hosseinzadeh University of Wollongong, hassanh@uow.edu.au Syeda Z. Hossain University of Sydney Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/sspapers  Part of the Education Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Hosseinzadeh, Hassan and Hossain, Syeda Z., "Stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS: a study of the Iranian community in the Sydney metropolitan area" (2006). Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers. 2515. https://ro.uow.edu.au/sspapers/2515 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: research-pubs@uow.edu.au Stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS: a study of the Iranian community in the Sydney metropolitan area Abstract Abstract presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference, 13-18 August 2006, Toronto, Canada Keywords aids, study, iranian, hiv, community, stigma, sydney, metropolitan, area, related, discrimination Disciplines Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences Publication Details Hosseinzadeh, H. & Hossain, S. Z. (2006). Stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS: a study of the Iranian community in the Sydney metropolitan area. AIDS 2006 International AIDS Society. This conference paper is available at Research Online: https://ro.uow.edu.au/sspapers/2515 AbstractStigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS: a study of the Iranian community in the Sydneymetropolitan areaH. Hosseinzadeh, S.Z. HossainSydney University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sydney, AustraliaAt the threshold of a new millennium, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic is still one of theworlds biggest health and development challenges. According to several studies, there is a growing body of theevidence of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the world, which is documented, for instance, in Australia, USA,China, Hug Kong, Iran, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina, Brazil and Botswana. The estimated number of peopleliving with HIV/AIDS grew considerably from 34 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2004. Stigma and discrimination havebeen increasingly identified as important barriers to effective HIV/AIDS prevention.The issues of stigma, discrimination and denial have been poorly understood and often marginalized within national andinternational responses as the world has struggled to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic after twenty years. Moreover,according to current literature, there is insufficient information available on stigma and discrimination related toHIV/AIDS especially among ethnic groups. Stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS are complex issues andsimply providing accurate information about HIV/AIDS cannot combat HIV epidemic sufficiently. Therefore thecomplexities of public reaction to HIV/AIDS should be understood appropriately. Accordingly, in this study, thefunctional approach to attitudes is used to determine whether attitudes toward stigmatised groups reflect personalself-interest, or they are symbolic expressions of deeply held values. To determine whether attitudes toward HIV/AIDSinfected people are primarily instrumental or symbolic, multiple aspects of AIDS stigma are assessing in a IranianEthnic group with a sample of adults (N = 200). With regards to the Attitude Functions Inventory, participants will becategorized in evaluative or expressive groups with respect to the dominant psychological function served by theirattitudes. It is supposed that negative affects toward HIV/AIDS infected people will be mainly shown by expressiveattitudes whereas behavioral intentions to avoid persons with AIDS will be shown by instrumental attitudes.Toronto - AIDS 2006Abstract no. 2006_CDD1313Suggested Citation"H.Hosseinzadeh, et al. Stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS: a study of the Iranian community in theSydney metropolitan area. : Toronto - AIDS 2006: Abstract no. CDD1313"Print Abstract http://library.iasociety.org/PrintAbstract.aspx?abstractId=5788&confI...1 of 1 21/09/2016 11:57 AM

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