Динамика изменения отношения студентов медицинского вуза к лицам, живущим с ВИЧ (результаты проспективного исследования 2012-2018 гг. )

Objective: to study dynamics of the attitude of students of Gomel State Medical University to HIV-positive people. Material and methods. The study was conducted by the method of a sociological survey in which six year students of the Faculty of General Medicine of Gomel State Medical University took part: 145 in 2012 and 137 in 2018. Results. A tolerant attitude towards HIV-positive people is noted among the students of the medical university, 73.8 % (95 % CI 61.9-85.8 %) of the respondents in 2012 and 82.4 % (95 % CI 75.4-89.4 %) in 2018 are ready to communicate and have social contacts with HIV-positive people. While there is a relatively high level of tolerance in the answers to questions related to general situations and social interactions, some tension was revealed if situations affect the respondent personally, which can be a prerequisite for discrimination in personal situations. Conclusion. It is necessary to pay attention to matters of HIV discrimination during work with students and young doctors in order to prevent stigmatization of HIV-positive patients by health care workers.