Document 0345
 DOCN  M9460345
 TI    Discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS in Poland.
 DT    9408
 AU    Danziger R; Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical;
       Medicine.
 SO    BMJ. 1994 Apr 30;308(6937):1145-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94227681
 AB    The recent increase in HIV seroprevalence in Poland, particularly among
       injecting drug users, has been accompanied by widespread discrimination
       against people affected by HIV and AIDS. As in other countries, this
       discrimination may be attributed to a large extent to fear and ignorance
       about HIV and AIDS together with pre-existing prejudices against the
       people who are most commonly associated with the epidemic. In Poland
       extreme hostility towards drug users combined with the powerful
       influence of a traditional Catholic church have so far impeded effective
       education about HIV and AIDS and anti-discrimination strategies.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY  Anxiety  Attitude to
       Health  Catholicism  Fear  Health Education  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  Legislation, Medical  Poland  *Prejudice
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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