[
    {
        "id": "osp-10477",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to HIV Stigma and Discrimination Among Healthcare Workers in Oman",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Shah",
                "given": "Samir"
            },
            {
                "family": "Elgalib",
                "given": "Ali"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Wahaibi",
                "given": "Adil"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Fori",
                "given": "Maha"
            },
            {
                "family": "Raju",
                "given": "Prasanna"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Skaiti",
                "given": "Mahmood"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Mashani",
                "given": "Huda N."
            },
            {
                "family": "Duthade",
                "given": "Kishor"
            },
            {
                "family": "Omaar",
                "given": "Iyad"
            },
            {
                "family": "Muqeetullah",
                "given": "Muhammad"
            },
            {
                "family": "Mitra",
                "given": "Nilanjan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Shah",
                "given": "Parag"
            },
            {
                "family": "Amin",
                "given": "Mohammed"
            },
            {
                "family": "Morkos",
                "given": "Essam"
            },
            {
                "family": "Vaidya",
                "given": "Vidyanand"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Habsi",
                "given": "Zeyana"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Abaidani",
                "given": "Idris"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Abri",
                "given": "Seif S."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-related-to-hiv-stigma-and-discrimination-among-healthcare-workers-in-oman",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "20",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "e29-36",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.005",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: Stigma and discrimination undermine the quality of life of people with HIV and their access to health services. This study aimed to assess HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Oman. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between July and November 2016. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,400 government HCWs to determine HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices. Results: A total of 1,281 HCWs participated (response rate = 92%). Routine tasks, such as dressing wounds, drawing blood and touching clothes, were a cause of concern for 24–52% of HCWs. Only 69% correctly answered questions regarding the transmission of HIV via eating/drinking and mosquito bites. Compared to other HCWs, doctors had significantly higher knowledge (mean = 0.46, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.19 to 0.73; P"
    }
]