HIV-Related Stigma Among Black Mothers in Two North American and One African Cities

HIV-Related Stigma Among Black Mothers in Two North American and One African Cities

HIV-related stigma is a negative attitude or behaviour towards persons living with HIV, and is detrimental to effective care, management, and treatment of HIV. Using a revised 10-item stigma scale, we compared levels of HIV-related stigma and its correlates among Black women living with HIV in Ottaw...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2020-12, Vol.7 (6), p.1130-1139
Hauptverfasser: Etowa, Josephine, Hannan, Jean, Babatunde, Seye, Etowa, Egbe B., Mkandawire, Paul, Phillips, J. Craig
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Black people
Breastfeeding & lactation
Cities
Discrimination
Epidemiology
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Linear analysis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Psychosocial factors
Quality of Life Research
Social Inequality
Social interactions
Social Structure
Social support
Sociocultural factors
Stigma
Women
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:HIV-related stigma is a negative attitude or behaviour towards persons living with HIV, and is detrimental to effective care, management, and treatment of HIV. Using a revised 10-item stigma scale, we compared levels of HIV-related stigma and its correlates among Black women living with HIV in Ottawa, Canada, and Miami, FL, USA, with those in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. HIV-related stigma scores were calculated, with a maximum score of 10 and averaged 4.71 in Ottawa, 5.06 in Miami, and 3.78 in Port Harcourt. No significant difference in HIV-related stigma scores between Ottawa and Miami. HIV-related stigma was significantly ( p  
ISSN:2197-3792
2196-8837
DOI:10.1007/s40615-020-00736-4