The attitude of medical students towards HIV-infected people: fear or help?

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The study was conducted during the 2017–2018 period using the method of anonymous questionnaire. In total, 838 4-year-students from medical, pediatric, dental and medical-prophylactic departments participated in the study. Two questionnaires were used for the survey: an adapted version of the standard UNAIDS questionnaire and that based on V. V. Boyko’s methodology of diagnosing communicative tolerance. It is found that medical students do not condemn HIV-infected people, nor believe that people with a positive HIV status necessarily behave immorally, thus deserving this disease. Medical students show a high level of professional communicative tolerance and readiness to help these patients, although being afraid of getting the infection during medical manipulations. At the same time, a low level of awareness concerning a number of legal issues regarding HIV-infected patients has been established.

About the authors

A. A. Khryanin

Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;
Association of Obstetricians-Gynecologists and Dermatovenerologists

Author for correspondence.
Email: khryanin@mail.ru

Russian Federation

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Department of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, Krasnyy prospect, 52, Novosibirsk, 630091;

Vice-President, Regional Public Organization “Association of Obstetricians-Gynecologists and Dermatovenerologists”, Lenina str., 55, Novosibirsk, 630004

O. V. Reshetnikov

Research Institute for Treatment and Preventive Medicine — a branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: reshetnikov_ov@mail.ru

Russian Federation

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Leading Researcher,

Borisa Bogatkova str., 175/1, Novosibirsk, 630089

T. A. Shpiks

Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: fake@neicon.ru

Russian Federation

Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assoc. Prof., Department of Psychology and Pedagogy,

Krasnyy prospect, 52, Novosibirsk, 630091

V. K. Bocharova

Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: fake@neicon.ru

Russian Federation

6-year Medical Student, Pediatric Department,

Krasnyy prospect, 52, Novosibirsk, 630091

M. V. Russkikh

Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: marie_le_mieux@mail.ru

Russian Federation

Graduate Student,

Krasnyy prospect, 52, Novosibirsk, 630091

I. O. Marinkin

Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: rectorngmu@yandex.ru

Russian Federation

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Rector, 

Krasnyy prospect, 52, Novosibirsk, 630091

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