röndahl g., innala s. &carlsson m. (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 41(5), 454–461 Nursing staff and nursing students' attitudes towards HIV‐infected and homosexual HIV‐infected patients in Sweden and the wish to refrain from nursing Background. Two decades after the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the infection remains enigmatic and shameful. In Sweden, many HIV‐infected persons still encounter attitudes of avoidance. Aims. The aims were to investigate differences between attitudes of nurses, assistant nurses, nursing students and assistant nursing students towards HIV‐infected and homosexual HIV‐infected patients; to measure their fear of contracting HIV; and to investigate whether nurses, assistant nurses, nursing students and assistant nursing students wanted to refrain from caring for HIV‐infected patients. Ethical issues. The participants were informed of the study orally and in writing. Completing and returning the anonymous questionnaires indicated the participants' tacit consent. Research method. The study had a descriptive, comparative quantitative design. The AIDS Attitude Scale was used, along with a q
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