title: [Study on HIV related stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS and their family members].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the perceived stigma and discrimination and received stigma and discrimination as well as the differences and reasons of them among people living with HIV/AIDS and their family members.
  
  
  METHODS
  307 people were investigated and 117 of which were HIV/AIDS and the others were their family members. Face to face interview was carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HIV/AIDS and their family were living in the social environment rounded by stigma and discrimination. Stigma and discrimination could be divided into perceived stigma and discrimination and received stigma and discrimination, and these two kinds of stigma and discrimination were statistically significant different between HIV/AIDS and their family members (t = -12.540, P = 0.000), and the perceived stigma and discrimination was more serious than received stigma and discrimination. The perceived stigma and discrimination were related to their self-efficacy (OR = 0.558, P = 0.041), family APGAR (OR = 0.650, P = 0.027), infected with HIV or not (OR = 2.116, P = 0.004). The received stigma and discrimination were related to their self-efficacy (OR = 0.468, P = 0.028), family APGAR (OR = 0.427, P = 0.000) whether infected by HIV (OR = 3.412, P = 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stigma and discrimination did exist in the environment where HIV/AIDS and their family lived, suggesting that it was necessary to develop a series of policies and measures to fight against stigma and discrimination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
authors.forename: Li-Na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ye-Huan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Dong-Dong
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Feng-Sheng
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Juan-Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D005190:Family; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice