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Accepting Attitudes Toward People Living with HIV/AIDS
The indicators on attitudes toward people living with HIV measure stigma and discrimination in the
community. Stigma and discrimination are low if respondents report an accepting attitude on the
following four questions:
1) would care for family member sick with AIDS;
2) would buy fresh vegetables from a vendor who was HIV positive;
3) thinks that a female teacher who is HIV positive should be allowed to teach in school; and
4) would not want to keep the HIV status of a family member a secret.
Table 12.4: Accepting attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS
Percentage of women age 15-49 years who have heard of AIDS who express an accepting attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS, Afghanistan,
2010-2011
Region
Are willing to
care for a
family member
with the AIDS
virus in own
home
Would buy
fresh
vegetables
from a
shopkeeper or
vendor who
has the AIDS
virus
Percentage of women who:
Believe that a
female teacher
with the AIDS
virus and is not
sick should be
allowed to
continue teaching
Would not want
to keep secret that
a family member
got infected with
the AIDS virus
Agree with
at least one
accepting
attitude
Express
accepting
attitudes on all
four indicators 1
Number
of women
who have
heard of
AIDS
Central 46.1 49.5 48.6 84.0 97.1 13.1 1,600
Central
Highlands
43.5 35.8 42.4 75.6 98.1 6.6 68
East 88.7 53.8 53.5 39.9 97.8 13.6 577
North 64.0 36.2 46.8 70.8 93.1 14.5 507
North East 94.1 38.3 42.1 83.3 97.9 26.2 552
South 78.5 38.8 39.6 53.0 97.3 11.5 662
South East 69.6 37.9 35.6 45.9 93.1 11.5 809
West 83.7 47.9 53.1 72.3 96.3 28.8 647
Residence
Urban 59.3 51.0 53.0 79.5 97.4 18.5 2,131
Rural 75.5 39.8 41.0 59.0 95.4 14.3 3,290
Age group
15-24 68.4 47.5 49.8 69.6 96.5 17.7 2,663
25+ 69.8 40.9 41.7 64.5 96.0 14.3 2,759
Age group
15-19 69.5 48.5 51.5 70.1 96.8 18.1 1,568
20-24 66.9 46.1 47.5 68.9 96.1 17.1 1,095
25-29 68.3 41.7 42.2 63.3 95.0 14.7 912
30-39 69.7 39.0 41.5 64.0 96.8 12.7 1,134
40-49 72.0 43.1 41.5 67.0 96.0 16.2 713
Marital status
Ever married 69.9 40.9 41.6 64.2 95.7 13.9 3,448
Never married 67.8 50.0 53.0 71.9 97.1 19.6 1,972
Education
None 72.6 37.5 37.8 59.1 95.0 11.9 3,207
Primary 67.2 43.9 51.0 73.7 97.3 17.1 618
Secondary + 62.9 57.8 59.6 80.4 98.2 23.8 1,594
Wealth index quintiles
Poorest 80.0 41.3 47.8 67.2 96.8 16.3 431
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