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Discriminatory Attitudes and Practices by Health Workers toward Patients with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
PLoS Med. 2005 Aug;2(8):e246 - DOI: 0.1371/journal.pmed.0020246
Chen Reis1*, Michele Heisler1,2, Lynn L. Amowitz1,3, R. Scott Moreland4, Jerome O. Mafeni4, Chukwuemeka Anyamele5, Vincent Iacopino1
While most health-care professionals surveyed reported being in compliance with their ethical obligations despite the lack of resources, discriminatory behavior and attitudes toward patients with HIV/AIDS exist among a significant proportion of health-care professionals in the surveyed states. Inadequate education about HIV/AIDS and a lack of protective and treatment materials appear to contribute to these practices and attitudes.

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