HIV-related stigma among nursing students attending a college of nursing that promotes non-discriminatory care in India

We examined whether nursing students ’ stigmatizing attitudes were related to number of years at Bel-Air. At the start of the 2015 and 2016 academic years, 310 Bachelor’s (BScN; 4-year program) and 119 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM; 2-year program) students completed the Zelaya et al. (2008) Stigma Scale (24 Likert-type items). Thre e subscales (Fear, Blame, Personal Discrimination) measured Overall Personal Stigma.

Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - December 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Lourdu Mary Nagothu, Swanand D. Tilekar, Anjali K. Sebastian, Perpetua R. Fernandes, Linda L. McCreary, Kathleen F. Norr Source Type: research