Disentangling the stigma of HIV/AIDS from the stigmas of drugs use, commercial sex and commercial blood donation - a factorial survey of medical students in China.(Research article)(human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)(Survey)

BMC Public Health | October 5, 2007| | Copyright

Authors: Kit Yee Chan (corresponding author) [1]; Yi Yang [2]; Kong-Lai Zhang [3]; Daniel D Reidpath [4]

Background

HIV/AIDS has been described as "the most devastating epidemic humanity has even known" [1]. Over 40 million people globally are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, with developing countries bearing a disproportionate burden of new cases[2]. Recent projections indicate that unless effective intervention strategies are implemented, HIV/AIDS incident cases will escalate rapidly, particularly in Eastern Europe and Asia [2]. Although ...

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