Table 4.
COVID-19 discriminatory attitudes and COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes among individuals living with HIV in the Atlanta and surrounding metro area (N = 149)
| Strongly disagree n (%) |
Somewhat disagree n (%) |
Somewhat agree n (%) |
Strongly agree n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 discriminatory attitudes | ||||
| It should be a crime for people who know they have the virus but do not take steps to prevent from spreading it. | 21 (14.1) | 19 (12.8) | 33 (22.1) | 73 (49.0) |
| People who test positive for the new virus should be required to wear identification tags. | 65 (43.6) | 29 (19.5) | 20 (13.4) | 31 (20.8) |
| People who test positive for the new virus should be quarantined or separated by force from others. | 28 (18.8) | 13 (8.7) | 39 (26.2) | 67 (45.0) |
| I am afraid of people who have this new virus. | 54 (36.2) | 24 (16.1) | 31 (20.8) | 40 (26.8) |
| COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes | ||||
| People who have been to China in the past year should not be allowed into the USA. | 57 (38.3) | 26 (17.4) | 27 (18.1) | 35 (23.5) |
| Areas in the city that are heavily populated by people from China should be closed off. | 64 (43.0) | 19 (12.8) | 35 (23.5) | 28 (18.8) |
| People who have been to China should be forced to be tested for this new virus. | 18 (12.1) | 9 (6.0) | 27 (18.1) | 95 (63.8) |
| People from countries with more of the new virus should not be allowed in the USA. | 27 (18.1) | 19 (12.8) | 29 (19.5) | 73 (49.0) |