RETRACTED: Measuring the knowledge and attitudes of physicians towards patients with HIV/AIDS: study of Anatolian group
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare
ISSN: 2056-4902
Article publication date: 6 May 2021
Issue publication date: 20 February 2024
Retraction statement
The publisher of the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare wishes to retract the article by Safak Kaya, Esref Arac, Fethiye Akgul, Senol Comoglu, Sehmuz Kaya, Songul Araç, Yesim Yildiz, Seyit Ali Buyuktuna, Bircan Kayaaslan, Emine Parlak, Birol Baysal, Faruk Karakecili, Elif Zelal Balik, Ali Akkoç, Kevser Ozdemir, Seyhmus Kavak, Suat Ali Dogan, Emrah Günay, Semsi Nur Karabela, Mehmet Cabalak, Yasemin Cag, Veli Avci, Yasemin Durdu, Zehra Kaya, Damla Kilic, Halis Yerlikaya, Hüseyin Tarakçı, Osman Mentes, Ayse Sağmak Tartar, Adem Kose, Omer Faruk Alakus, Ulas Aktas, Halil Komek, Selcuk Aksoz (2021) “Measuring the knowledge and attitudes of physicians towards patients with HIV/AIDS: study of Anatolian group”, published in the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-10-2020-0093.
It has come to our attention that there are concerns that the peer review process was compromised; as a result, the findings cannot be relied upon. The authors would like it to be noted that they are not in agreement with this retraction. The publisher of the journal sincerely apologizes to the readers.
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of the physicians regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), to emphasize that these patients exist and they will exist in the future and to raise awareness so as to prevent that their rights to treatment are revoked.
Design/methodology/approach
The survey was conducted via a link sent through an online system. Random physicians from 81 cities of the country were invited to the survey. The survey has 41 questions regarding knowledge and attitudes in total, including epidemiological information such as age, gender and title.
Findings
A total of 3,107 physicians has voluntarily participated in the study. In total, 2,195 (70.7%) are internal physicians and 912 (29.3%) are surgical physicians among the participant physicians. In total, 1,452 (46.7%) of the participants are specialist physicians, 608 (19.6%) of the participants are practising physician and the rest of it is physician assistants, academicians and dentists, respectively.
Originality/value
In this study, it has been found out that the physicians have a lack of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and they adopt a discriminatory attitude towards HIV-positive persons. HIV-positive patients who are exposed to discrimination and scared of being uncovered refrain from applying to hospitals for treatment, which puts public health into jeopardy due to the high viral load and these patients are faced with difficulties in coping with both medical and emotional load of the disease.
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Citation
Kaya, S., Arac, E., Akgul, F., Comoglu, S., Kaya, S., Araç, S., Yildiz, Y., Buyuktuna, S.A., Kayaaslan, B., Parlak, E., Baysal, B., Karakecili, F., Balik, E.Z., Akkoç, A., Ozdemir, K., Kavak, S., Dogan, S.A., Günay, E., Karabela, S.N., Cabalak, M., Cag, Y., Avci, V., Durdu, Y., Kaya, Z., Kilic, D., Yerlikaya, H., Tarakçı, H., Mentes, O., Sağmak Tartar, A., Kose, A., Alakus, O.F., Aktas, U., Komek, H. and Aksoz, S. (2024), "RETRACTED: Measuring the knowledge and attitudes of physicians towards patients with HIV/AIDS: study of Anatolian group", International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-10-2020-0093
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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