PUBLIC ATTITUDE OF THE PROBLEM OF HIV/AIDS

The problem of psychological peculiarities of personal attitudes of the
problem of the HIV/AIDS is quite typical for the theory and practice of modern
medicine. During the period of this disease in each separate case, affects the list of
non-medical factors, for examples, such as attitude of public to the threat of HIV
infection at the individual level, the perception of the HIV-positive person the fact
of the disease and the opinion from other people’s points of view, which can lead
to the stigma and discrimination against other people who have HIV.