Abstract
This study involved a mixed-methods approach, using a questionnaire to collect quantitative and qualitative data from PLHIV recruited from the HIV Clinic at Auckland City Hospital and from two national HIV peer-support organisations between August 2012 and February 2013. Two hundred and thirteen PLHIV participated in the study. One hundred PLHIV (47%) reported that they had ever experienced HIV-related discrimination by a healthcare worker. The types of discrimination included confidentiality problems (19%), additional infection control measures (19%) and rudeness (18%). Healthcare settings where most of the discrimination had been experienced were other (non-infectious diseases) hospital wards, dental clinics, other (non-HIV) outpatient clinics and general practice clinics. Almost half of the PLHIV in New Zealand have experienced stigma and discrimination in a healthcare setting. The findings of this study show that there is a need to continue to normalise the care of HIV and increase HIV education for healthcare workers.
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