The relationship between social support and experienced and internalized HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV in the Deep South.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Reif ◽  
Elena Wilson ◽  
Carolyn McAllaster ◽  
Brian Pence ◽  
Haley Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals HIV- and Drug Use–Related Stigma and Service Provision Among Community Health Workers in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-179
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Chunqing Lin ◽  
Li-Jung Liang ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Nan Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
People Who Use Drugs ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship

This study compared community health workers' (CHW) stigma towards people living with HIV (PLH) and people who use drugs (PWUD) and explored the relationship between stigma and CHWs' confidence level in providing HIV/drug-related services. Using two sets of identically worded questions, levels of stigma towards PWUD and PLH were measured among 120 CHW from 60 communes in Vietnam. The associations between CHWs' confidence in service provision and stigma towards PWUD and PLH were examined using a linear mixed-effects regression model. The majority of the CHW reported higher levels of stigma towards PWUD than towards PLH. Compared to the CHW reporting higher stigma towards PWUD, those with higher stigma towards PLH were significantly less confident in service provision. Social opprobrium attached to drug-using behaviors can be a major driver behind the overall HIV stigma. CHWs' fear of HIV infection should be tackled to boost their confidence in HIV/drug-related care provision.

The role of social support in moderating the relationship between HIV centrality, internalised stigma and psychological distress for people living with HIV

AIDS Care ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 850-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loren Brener ◽  
Timothy Broady ◽  
Elena Cama ◽  
Max Hopwood ◽  
John B.F. de Wit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals “It's Almost Like a Crab-in-a-Barrel Situation”: Stigma, Social Support, and Engagement in Care Among Black Men Living With HIV

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Quinn ◽  
Julia Dickson-Gomez ◽  
Michelle Broaddus ◽  
Jeffrey A. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Engagement In Hiv Care ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Support Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

Social support is associated with improved health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH), including initiation and engagement in HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Yet, stigma may negatively affect the availability and utilization of social support networks, especially among African American PLWH, subsequently impacting HIV care and health out-comes. This qualitative study examines the relationship between stigma and social support relationships among African American PLWH. We conducted 23 interviews with Black men living with HIV who reported being out of care or non-adherent to ART. Thematic content analysis revealed three primary themes including variation in social support, experiences of stigma and discrimination, and coping mechanisms used to deal with stigma. Findings reveal that although social support may be protective for some men, many African American PLWH face challenges in harnessing and sustaining needed social support, partly due to stigma surrounding HIV and homo-sexuality.

HIV-related stigma and subjective well-being: The mediating role of the Belief in a Just World

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan N Đorić
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Just World ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship

The primary aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the domains of HIV-related stigma and subjective well-being in people living with HIV ( N = 90), giving a special emphasis to the role of Belief in a Just World. A significant relationship emerged between the domains of stigma and the components of subjective well-being, which is not direct, but is rather mediated by Belief in a Just World. The findings indicate that exposure to stigma can lead to a decrease in Belief in a Just World, which potentially leads to a sense of lack of control over one’s life, with a final, negative outcome for subjective well-being.

Do Social Support, Stigma, and Social Problem-Solving Skills Predict Depressive Symptoms in People Living With HIV? A Mediation Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Worawan White ◽  
Joan S. Grant ◽  
Erica R. Pryor ◽  
Norman L. Keltner ◽  
David E. Vance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship

Social support, stigma, and social problem solving may be mediators of the relationship between sign and symptom severity and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV (PLWH). However, no published studies have examined these individual variables as mediators in PLWH. This cross-sectional, correlational study of 150 PLWH examined whether social support, stigma, and social problem solving were mediators of the relationship between HIV-related sign and symptom severity and depressive symptoms. Participants completed self-report questionnaires during their visits at two HIV outpatient clinics in the Southeastern United States. Using multiple regression analyses as a part of mediation testing, social support, stigma, and social problem solving were found to be partial mediators of the relationship between sign and symptom severity and depressive symptoms, considered individually and as a set.

The relationship between negative responses to HIV status disclosure and psychosocial outcomes among people living with HIV

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 538-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Cama ◽  
Loren Brener ◽  
Sean Slavin ◽  
John de Wit
Keyword(s):  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Health Satisfaction ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Hiv Status Disclosure ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Status Disclosure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

This report examines rates of HIV status disclosure and negative responses to disclosure among people living with HIV in Australia. Among 697 people living with HIV, most (>90%) had disclosed their status to friends, sexual partners and health providers. Almost a third had not disclosed to family, and half had not told any work colleagues. Negative responses to disclosure (e.g. blame, rejection) by all groups were associated with increased HIV-related stigma, psychological distress and diminished social support and health satisfaction. These results shed light on rates of disclosure among people living with HIV in Australia and the adverse health impacts of negative responses to disclosure.

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