Internet survey on relationship between HIV and work among employees of company.

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  • 2012.2.17

To grasp the current status of the consciousness and attitude toward HIV/AIDS in workplace, Habataki welfare corporation conducted and summarized internet survey on relationship between HIV and work among employees of company. (Provided by social welfare corporation Habataki Welfare Project in 2011) Valid response was 254 and retrieval rate was 63.3%.

The materials are downloadable here.

We obtained critical points on the basis of the survey data.
If you knew your colleague with HIV, what would you do?
The result is below.
Chief and peers don’t change their attitude and behavior (94.4%). They advise him/her to continue to work (73.1%). They don’t feel problem in working HIV-infected persons together.
It shows knowledge, apprehension and support concerning HIV-infected persons in actual condition.

 


Meanwhile, what would you do if you were infected with HIV.
They wouldn’t know how and what to do (60.3%). They continue to work without notification to company (52.4%). It becomes clear that it is difficult to support them. Another reply indicates that they quit working a company (5.5%)
Furthermore, they feel prejudice and discrimination against HIV-infected persons (90.1%).

It is earlier shown that HIV-infected individuals are prone to be stressful in workplace and they have difficulty in obtaining a support from their boss and peers.

According to national survey (2009) on HIV-infected individuals, more than half of the respondents feel stressful in workplace regarding HIV (53.5%).

After investigation on company survey, we obtained two points clearly.

They are preparing for supportive attitudes as follows:

1) If you knew that your colleague with HIV, what would you do?

Chief and peers don’t change their attitude and behavior. They advise him/her to continue to work. They don’t feel problem in working HIV-infected persons together. It is concluded that they are supportive of colleague with HIV.


2) Meanwhile, what would you do if you were infected with HIV.
They have the following attitudes and concepts:
They wouldn’t know how and what to do. They continue to work without notification to company.

There is little known about the report what and how boss and peers responding to colleague with HIV. Throughout this investigation, it reveals that more than 90% of respondents show a supportive attitude toward colleague with HIV although the great majority of us have a discrimination, ignorance and prejudice against people living with HIV.

Meanwhile, it is evident that they have an anxiety due to lack of managing themselves or difficulty in gaining support. Our obtained result has common similarity with previous studies including their support problem from their workplace among HIV patients.

On the background of these, there are deeply rooted in discrimination and prejudice from society concerning HIV/AIDS. The risk of leaving job is high and reported by highly 5%, suggesting that we need to deal with these issues.

Toshiya Kuchii, Skilled professional counseling expert, Social Welfare Corporation Habataki, Welfare Project.


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Social Welfare Corporation Habataki Welfare project.

Survey on relation between HIV and work.

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Questionnaire analysis and interview report in current status of work of HIV-infected patients, Report No.2 (2008)
Promoting project on health welfare for challenged persons. Project on support for independence of challenged persons.
Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry
Social Welfare Corporation Habataki Welfare project (2009).
Figure 1
Main point as follows:

What would you do if you knew you were infected with HIV?
1) The timing of HIV notification.

The reply is as follows:

They don’t know how and what to do (60.3%). They continue to work without notification to company (52.4%).

Other questions are below:
They hope to work in parallel with treatment in hospital (90.9%). They would quit job (5.5%).

Figure 2
How about working HIV patients in same workplace?

They feel no problem in working with HIV patients in same workplace (76.5%).

They are apt to avoid HIV patients due to the risk of infection in same workplace (17.3%).

They know discrimination, prejudice and stigma against HIV patients in Japan (90.1%).

 


What would you do if you knew your boss and peers were HIV-infected patient.

They don’t change their behavior and attitude toward him/her (94.4%).
They advise him/her to work here (73.1%).

Other questions show that they will change their attitude toward him/her hereafter (8.0%).

Figure 4

Summary on survey materials and methods.

Title: Survey on relationship between HIV and work.

Investigation objects.
There are 4 companies such as pharmaceutical company, financial company and service provider.


Time of survey. It was conducted between August and November 2011.

Survey method: It was taken by anonymous internet survey.

Valid response rate was 63.3%. Questionnaire was sent to 401 persons and valid response was 254.

The aim of this study.

1) Feeling and attitude concerning HIV/AIDS
2) Response to HIV patients in workplace
3) Feeling and attitude when knowing you or your boss or peers are infected with HIV.
Total of 43 items were questioned among company employees.