The Study Of Intervention Space And Intervention Means Of AIDS Anti-Discrimination

In a few years after the first AIDS cases in the United States, AIDS introduced in Asia, and spread rapidly.20 years later, in Asia, more than 9 million people are infected with HIV, of which millions of people died of AIDS-related illness, while in China about 74 million(56-92 million)were living with HIV. However, such a high figure can not express the suffering and torment of HIV-infected persons and their families. Accompanied by the deterioration of health conditions and pain of diseases are social stigma and discrimination. Virus infection did not arouse sympathy but condemnation and exclusion.AIDS epidemic not only because it discriminated against the spread of civilized society by the shame that behavior, such as injecting drug users, men and male sexuality and prostitution and so on with a relationship, seem to be more subject to prejudice the deep traditional culture, which resulted in China AIDS anti-discrimination advocacy suffered rejection and moral panic.At present, China’s AIDS epidemic on the push factors and transmission patterns and trends of small, which makes people’s understanding of AIDS, there are two errors. Some people think that the mainstream traditional values of Chinese society will protect them from HIV infection, AIDS, high-risk behavior can only be popular among marginalized groups. While others were in a panic that, in view of the spread of the AIDS epidemic in some countries, China will usher AIDS pandemic or even that there will be more adults will soon be infected with HIV.In the past few decades, we continue to have new understanding about China’s AIDS’epidemic. However, what do we acknowledge to AIDS’epidemic in China? What factors led to China’s AIDS’epidemic? How will they change? What is the hazard of AIDS-related stigma and discrimination against country? Who will bear these losses? What is the best strategy against the AIDS-related stigma and discrimination? Most of these problems are still out of satisfactory answer. It is necessary to have a comprehensive and in-depth study towards AIDS-related stigma and discrimination’s population in order to provide an important, viable, long-term sustained response.This study, by survey of some social workers’ AIDS-related knowledge, attitude and behavior in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is designed to explore the feasibility of anti-discrimination and starting point of social workers involved in AIDS work. Also, the article tries to incorporate the AIDS anti-discrimination activities into the regular work of social workers based on the baseline and make a practical work plan as well as sustainable model for AIDS anti-discrimination.The study uses the quantitative research method combining qualitative research; based on the questionnaire data to explain the level and factors that affect AIDS-related stigma and discrimination; based on in-depth interviews and other qualitative data to further explore the technical line and policy proposals of how to make the anti-AIDS work into the scope of social work.This study initially reached the following conclusions on the basis of in-depth analysis of current population of AIDS-related stigma and discriminations:(1) HIV-infected persons are seriously subject to stigma and discrimination. In addition to a global universality, the stigma and discrimination throughout all levels of society, exists in individuals, families, communities, institutions and the media, government policies and practical activities.(2) At present, the existence of AIDS anti-discrimination concepts and measures are in a number of limitations and are in urgent need for social work intervention.(3) The role of social workers in respect of AIDS anti-discrimination is very limited with its ability in management and carrying out AIDS-related work relatively insufficient. Community involvement is also just stay on the surface, and often becomes a mere formality and lack of substantive.(4) Social worker’s involvement is a viable way of AIDS anti-discrimination. AIDS anti-discrimination in social work intervention has its own advantages and characteristics.(5) The key of social workers involved in AIDS anti-discrimination lies in the establishment of a AIDS anti-discrimination work plan which is suitable to social workers. Social work can be involved in AIDS anti-discrimination though laws, regulations and policy level, as well as service provider level and target population level.(6) Social workers work plan to develop anti-AIDS is a social worker to carry out the premise of anti-discrimination work, it can be for social workers to carry out AIDS anti-discrimination work to follow the procedures and standards of conduct, a social worker participation in the AIDS anti-discrimination guide the work.