Voices of Women Facing HIV-Related Stigma in the Deep South.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
; 53(12): 38-47, 2015 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26505522
ABSTRACT
One in 139 women will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. Thirty-four years into the epidemic, stigma remains part of the trajectory of the disease process for all individuals with HIV. Stigma associated with HIV makes it difficult for women to access HIV testing and counseling, disclose HIV status to sexual partners and health care providers, seek and remain actively engaged in medical care, effectively self-manage the disease after diagnosis, and adhere to antiretroviral therapy. The current article reports the qualitative results from a study designed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a technologically delivered stigma intervention for women with HIV in the Southeastern United States. Qualitative analysis revealed women with HIV uniformly experience, anticipate, and/or internalize stigma associated with HIV. Consequently, women with HIV experience isolation and a threat to self-concept as they make decisions about disclosure, work to maintain the secrecy of their HIV status, and contemplate a future.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Revelación de la Verdad
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Infecciones por VIH
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Educación del Paciente como Asunto
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Estigma Social
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article