Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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HIV-related Perceptions, Knowledge, Professional Ethics, Institutional Support, and HIV/AIDS-related Stigma in Health Services in West Sumatra, Indonesia: An Empirical Evaluation Using PLS-SEM

  • Vivi Triana (Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas) ;
  • Nursyirwan Effendi (Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Andalas) ;
  • Brian Sri Pra Hastuti (Executive Office of the President Republic of Indonesia) ;
  • Cimi Ilmiawati (Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas) ;
  • Dodi Devianto (Department of Mathematics and Data Science, Universitas Andalas) ;
  • Afrizal Afrizal (Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Andalas) ;
  • Adang Bachtiar (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia) ;
  • Rima Semiarty (Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas) ;
  • Raveinal Raveinal (Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy and Immunology Subdivision, Dr. M. Djamil General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas)
  • Received : 2023.11.07
  • Accepted : 2024.06.26
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of associations between knowledge, professional ethics, institutional support, perceptions regarding HIV/AIDS, and HIV/AIDS-related stigma among health workers in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving health workers at public hospitals and health centers in West Sumatra in June 2022. The Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale was employed to assess the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. To estimate and evaluate the model's ability to explain the proposed constructs, we utilized the standardized partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM). Results: In total, 283 individuals participated in this study (average age, 39 years). The majority were female (91.2%), nearly half were nurses (49.5%), and 59.4% had been working for more than 10 years. The study revealed that HIV/AIDS-related stigma persisted among health workers. The PLS-SEM results indicated that all latent variables had variance inflation factors below 5, confirming that they could be retained in the model. Knowledge and professional ethics significantly contributed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related stigma, with an effect size (f2) of 0.15 or greater. In contrast, perceived and institutional support had a smaller impact on HIV-related stigma, with an effect size (f2) of at least 0.02. The R2 value for health worker stigma was 0.408, suggesting that knowledge, professional ethics, institutional support, and perceived support collectively explain 40.8% of the variance in stigma. Conclusions: Improving health workers' understanding of HIV, fostering professional ethics, and strengthening institutional support are essential for reducing HIV-related stigma in this population.

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