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Alashwal, A M and Fong, P S (2015) Empirical Study to Determine Fragmentation of Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Albert, A, Hallowell, M R, Lingard, H and Kleiner, B M (2015) Multiple Baseline Testing: Experimental Method for Drawing Causal Inferences in Construction Engineering and Management Research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Ballesteros-Pérez, P, Skitmore, M, Das, R and del Campo-Hitschfeld, M L (2015) Quick Abnormal-Bid-Detection Method for Construction Contract Auctions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Bowen, P, Govender, R, Edwards, P, Cattell, K and Street, A (2015) Factors Determining South African Construction Workers’ Prejudice towards and Discrimination against HIV+ Persons. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS); Construction workers; Stigma; Prejudice; Discrimination; Fear of testing; Predictive modeling; Labor and personnel issues;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000995
  • Abstract:
    Stigma and fear of discrimination are powerful deterrents against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing. Prejudice and discrimination against people living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are deterrents to their willingness to disclose their status and thereby avail themselves of treatment. Stigma impairs employees’ general well-being, affecting their work capacity, and thus directly impacting upon project management success. Little is known about construction workers’ prejudice towards and discrimination against HIV+ persons, and the determinants thereof. A field-administered questionnaire survey gathered data from 512 site-based construction employees in the Western Cape, South Africa. Following bivariate and regression analyses of the survey response data, a structural equations model comprising demographic factors, lifestyle risk, substance use (alcohol consumption and drug use), knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and attitudinal fear of testing is posited to explain prejudice towards and discrimination against HIV+ persons. The results indicate the following: (1) education, HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudinal fear of testing, and prejudice towards HIV+ persons are determinants of discrimination against HIV+ persons; (2) education, HIV/AIDS knowledge, and attitudinal fear of testing are determinants of prejudice towards HIV+ persons; (3) AIDS knowledge is predicted by level of education and ethnicity; and (4) attitudinal fear of testing is predicted by level of education, HIV/AIDS knowledge, and extent of risky lifestyle. The research confirms current knowledge about the multivariate determination of prejudice towards and discrimination against HIV+ persons. It advances this understanding by identifying and emphasizing the central role played by education and subject-specific information in such determination. Specifically, it offers a clearer picture of the direct influence of educational background and AIDS knowledge in determining both the cognitive dimension of prejudice and the behavioral manifestation of this through discrimination. This has clear implications for construction firms in their efforts at HIV/AIDS intervention management. As much of this AIDS knowledge is determined by cultural beliefs and values, there exists the need to design programs that directly and sensitively address these cultural beliefs and their likely impact on prejudice and discrimination. Likewise, prior education is also critical, both in terms of amplifying or mitigating the impact of cultural beliefs and in terms of the potential comprehension by workers of such structured media and awareness campaigns. Failure to account for these two factors and their influence on cognition and behavior would result in interventions of diminished impact and success.

El-Gafy, M and Abdelhamid, T (2015) Impact of I/D Contracts Used for Expediting Michigan’s Road Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Feng, Y (2015) Mathematical Models for Determining the Minimum Level of Voluntary Safety Investments for Building Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Goh, Y M and Wang, Q (2015) Investigating the Adequacy of Horizontal Lifeline System Design through Case Studies from Singapore. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Lee, S, Tae, S, Jee, N and Shin, S (2015) LDA-Based Model for Measuring Impact of Change Orders in Apartment Projects and Its Application for Prerisk Assessment and Postevaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Mahalingam, A, Yadav, A K and Varaprasad, J (2015) Investigating the Role of Lean Practices in Enabling BIM Adoption: Evidence from Two Indian Cases. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).

Tsai, J and Chi, C S F (2015) Learning for Win-Win Collaboration. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(07).