title: The role of gender on HIV/AIDS stigma among medical students in Puerto Rico: implications for training and service delivery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess the role of gender on HIV/AIDS stigma among 507 medical students in Puerto Rico.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary data analysis was performed with baseline measurements of a controlled randomized study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Unadjusted analyses showed that the overall multivariate test for gender was significant [X2(11) = 38.79, p = .0001]. Males evidenced higher stigma levels on multiple dimensions of HIV/AIDS stigma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that gender needs to be taken into consideration when engaging in stigma research and when developing stigma reduction interventions as part of medical students training.
authors.affiliation: Center for Social Research, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. nvaras@uprrp.edu
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varas-Díaz
authors.forename: Torsten B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Neilands
authors.forename: Franckeska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cintrón-Bou
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos-Figueroa
authors.forename: Sheilla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Madera
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santiago-Negrón
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012737:Sex Factors; D057545:Social Stigma; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult