Abstract Background We aimed to assess the changes in public stigma towards people with mental health problems Czechia; and investigate association between these exposure ongoing care reform one of its implementation projects focused on reducing stigma. Methods analyzed data from three cross-sectional surveys representative Czech adult population. used linear regression models compare populatio...

INTRODUCTION Knowledge, attitude and behavior of a medical professional play an important role in the quality care that HIV/AIDS positive person receives shaping their towards disease. Thus, it is students, who would be treating such persons near future, have appropriate knowledge attitudes. This study explores both these factors among pre-clinical students Nepal. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross s...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore health care providers' attitudes towards people with mental illness within two districts in Zambia. It sought to document types of attitudes of primary health care providers towards people suffering from mental illness and possible predictors of such attitudes. This study offers insights into how health care providers regard people with mental illn...

As lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for pregnant women is implemented, it is important to understand the attitudes and norms affecting women's postpartum ART adherence. This is a qualitative cross-sectional study of HIV-positive postpartum women (n = 112) enrolled in a 2-year observational prospective cohort in Rwanda. Informed by the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), we conducted in-depth ...

Introduction. The paper reports on an exploratory study of the usefulness of Twitter for unobtrusive assessment of stigmatizing attitudes in the community. Materials and Methods. Tweets with the hashtags #depression or #schizophrenia posted on Twitter during a 7-day period were collected. Tweets were categorised based on their content and user information and also on the extent to which they in...

HIV related stigma and discrimination is a known barrier for HIV prevention and care. We aimed to assess the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and HIV related stigma in Zimbabwe. This paper uses data from Project Accept, which examined the impact of community-based voluntary counseling and testing intervention on HIV incidence and stigma. Total of 2522 eligible participants respo...