title: School age children with HIV/AIDS: possible discrimination and attitudes against.
abstract: Survey-based study what purpose was to analyse respondents' opinions about contacts with HIV/AIDS-affected people. It was performed using a paper-pencil method during visits of respondents at primary care centres and on-line through a link to the questionnaire distributed among patients of primary care physicians. The study involved 302 respondents, 80% of whom were women; the average age was 34.48 years. The majority of respondents did not know anyone with HIV/AIDS (89.6%). About 83.3% claimed that they would not decrease contacts with HIV/AIDS-affected people. According to 64.1% of respondents, children with HIV/AIDS should go to kindergarten/public or non-public school. We selected a group of respondents, who previously were not but now are inclined to limit such contacts. These respondents can be a potential target group for HIV/AIDS educational programmes. Most respondents think that there is insufficient information about the HIV/AIDS in the mass media.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland, Wroclaw, Family Medicine Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.dkurpas@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Donata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kurpas
authors.affiliation: Public Health Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Poland, Szczecin, Public Health Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mroczek
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Public Higher Medical Professional School, Poland, Opole, Nursing Department, Public Higher Medical Professional School, Opole, Poland.
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sochocka
authors.affiliation: Roanoke County, USA, Virginia, Roanoke County, Board of Supervisors, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Church
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063508:Social Discrimination; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires