Conspiracy Beliefs about the Origin of HIV/AIDS among African Americans and Whites Living with HIV in the Deep South

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew A. Zekeri
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Conspiracy Beliefs ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Evaluating the Measurement Structure of the Abbreviated HIV Stigma Scale in a Sample of African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Eboneé T. Johnson ◽  
Rana A. Yaghmaian ◽  
Andrew Best ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Reginald Burrell
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Hiv Stigma ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Stigma Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the 10-item version of the HIV Stigma Scale (HSS-10) in a sample of African Americans with HIV/AIDS.Method: One hundred and ten African Americans living with HIV/AIDS were recruited from 3 case management agencies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Measurement structure of the HSS-10 was evaluated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.Results: Factor analysis results support a 2-factor factorial structure for the HSS-10 (social stigma and self-stigma). The HSS-10 demonstrates good reliability and factorial validity, and it correlates moderately with related constructs in the expected directions.Conclusion: HSS-10 is a brief, reliable, and valid instrument for assessing HIV stigma and can be used as a clinical rehabilitation and research tool to assess the contribution of stigma as a major cause of health disparities and outcomes in African Americans living with HIV/AIDS.

scholarly journals HIV Beliefs Among African Americans with HIV/AIDS in the Deep South Can Time Heal Old Wounds?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Sharon Parsons
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Benign Neglect ◽  
The Common ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Malicious Intent ◽  
Hiv Aids

This study explored rumors about HIV among HIV+ African Americans in Louisiana, comparing the results of surveys conducted in 2000/2001 and 2010/2011. This investigation sought to determine if the passage of time would diminish malicious intent and benign neglect beliefs. The study employed quantitative descriptive statistics to produce the comparison. This research should be considered exploratory only because of the stated limitations. The results indicated that the benign-neglect belief of government truthfulness about the disease had not diminished in the decade. In contrast, the strength of belief in the malicious-intent rumor of HIV/AIDS as genocide had declined. The study further examined relationships between the HIV beliefs and certain characteristics of the samples. Bivariate analyses revealed that education was not related to HIV beliefs in 2000/2001 but was related to the HIV/AIDS as genocide in 2010/2011. Further, emotional well-being was mildly related to HIV beliefs in both samples. Several recommendations are offered for future research. Although this study frequently used the term “conspiracy” – the common nomenclature for this type of research, the author joins with others to caution researchers to rethink labeling these beliefs among African Americans as conspiracies. That label too easily casts Black Americans in a light as being paranoid rather than understandably suspicious considering the lived experiences of that group in the Deep South.

Factors Affecting Health Status in African Americans Living with HIV/AIDS

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carleen H. Stoskopf ◽  
Donna L. Richter ◽  
Yang K. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Gender Differences in Use of Prayer as a Self-Care Strategy for Managing Symptoms in African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Lance Coleman ◽  
William L. Holzemer ◽  
Lucille Sanzero Eller ◽  
Inge Corless ◽  
Nancy Reynolds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Older and Younger African Americans’ Story Schemas and Experiences of Living with HIV/AIDS

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-189
Author(s):  
Andrea Nevedal ◽  
Stewart Neufeld ◽  
Mark Luborsky ◽  
Andrea Sankar
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids
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