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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Internalized stigma, social distance, and disclosure of HIV seropositivity in rural uganda
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 46, No. 3, Year 2013
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Background: HIV is highly stigmatized, compromising both treatment and prevention in resource-limited settings. Purpose: We sought to study the relationship between internalized HIV-related stigma and serostatus disclosure and to determine the extent to which this association varies with the degree of social distance. Methods: We fit multivariable Poisson regression models, with cluster-correlated robust estimates of variance, to data from 259 persons with HIV enrolled in an ongoing cohort study in rural Uganda. Results: Persons with more internalized stigma were less likely to disclose their seropositivity. The magnitude of association increased with social distance such that the largest association was observed for public disclosures and the smallest association was observed for disclosures to sexual partners. Conclusions: Among persons with HIV in rural Uganda, internalized stigma was negatively associated with serostatus disclosure. The inhibiting effect of stigma was greatest for the most socially distant ties. © 2013 The Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tsai, Alexander C.
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Bangsberg, David R.
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Kegeles, Susan M.
United States, San Francisco
Ucsf Center for Aids Prevention Studies
Katz, Ingrid T.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Haberer, Jessica Elizabeth
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Muzoora, Conrad K.
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Kumbakumba, Elias
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Hunt, Peter W.
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Martin, Jeffrey N.
United States, San Francisco
Ucsf Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Weiser, Sheri D.
United States, San Francisco
Ucsf Center for Aids Prevention Studies
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Statistics
Citations: 155
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s12160-013-9514-6
ISSN:
08836612
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Uganda