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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"HIV Stigma"”.
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Governmentality/Animacy/Mythology: A Biopolitical and Rhetorical Mosaic of HIV Stigma in a Time of PrEP-aration
… end stages of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and an estimated 39 million are living with HIV today. While various factors such as poverty, lack of education, and poor access to treatment and healthcare compound the epidemic across the world, the endemic in the industrialized west faces …
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Beliefs and Perceptions in the construction of HIV stigma and sexual health seeking behaviour among Black sub-Sahara African (BSSA) communities in Birmingham, UK.
… academic evidence indicating high levels of HIV stigma among BSSA communities. The research suggests that disadvantaged and marginalised social groups like the BSSA communities experience high levels of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. There is a significant amount of quantitative …
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Stigmatizing Attitudes of the Helping Professions toward HIV/AIDS and the Detrimental Effects of Stigma on Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS
This paper reviews the literature on HIV stigma categorizing and conceptualizing stigma and identifying what makes it different from other forms of stigma. It discusses the effects that stigma has on the people living with HIV and the barriers it creates to care and prevention. It reviews the …
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A Focus on the US Narrative: Does The New York Times Portrayal of Women Living With HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa Perpetuate HIV/AIDS Stigma?
… and media portrayal of women living with HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa, a region characterized by a low socio-economic status and the highest HIV and AIDS infection rates globally. The study analyzed 238 stories published in The New York Times from 1985 to 2017. Findings of the study …
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HIV Status Disclosure, Stigma and Viral Suppression among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV
… the gold standard in determining success in HIV treatment. Adolescents and young adults with HIV (AYHIV) have poorer adherence and viral suppression than adults. Several factors have been associated with viral non-suppression among AYHIV through their influence on adherence. Individual level …
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Multilevel Factors Associated with Uptake of Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies in the Muslim World: a Study of Central Asia, India, and Mali
… populations are experiencing rapid changes in HIV prevalence. HIV testing and circumcision, as biomedical interventions, are the focus of this dissertation since biomedical strategies are the among the most efficacious HIV interventions. This dissertation examines the relationship of multilevel …
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Investigating predictors of willingness to receive an HIV vaccine in a South African sample of young adults
HIV continues to be a major global health challenge, leading to substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. Low and middle-income countries have long borne the brunt of the global epidemic. Specifically, South Africa has the largest population of people living with HIV. Promisingly, new …
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An assessment of external HIV-related stigma in South Africa: implications for interventions
Background Globally, external HIV-related stigma is a major threat to all HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions including the recently launched Universal Test and Treat (UTT) strategy in South Africa and the 90-90-90 targets set by UNAIDS for the global response by 2020. The 90-90-90 …
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Examining Mechanisms Linking Stigma and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV
HIV stigma continues to be one of the biggest barriers to good health and wellbeing for people living with HIV in Canada. While research has demonstrated the negative impact of stigma on a variety of important health outcomes, there is less understanding around exactly how this happens. This …
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Understanding the Behavioral Determinants of Retention in HIV Care: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Situated Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills model of Care Initiation and Maintenance
… and barriers influencing retention in HIV care in an inner-city clinic population receiving clinic- and outreach-based HIV care services. Elicitation of retention-relevant factors was guided by the Situated Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model of Care Initiation and …
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An existential-phenomenological investigation into the experience of people living long-term with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
… accounts of six participants living with HIV. The purpose of this research was to identify how, in the current economic, the scarce resources available to service providers in the field of HIV might be best allocated to their service users. Further, this research was conducted at time when …
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Stressors and coping behaviours of caregivers and children across the pediatric HIV-disclosure stages in resource-limited settings
The stressful nature of pediatric HIV disclosure has contributed to the less than optimal disclosure rates in many resource-limited settings. This study examined the presence of disclosure stressors and coping behaviours used by South African caregivers and children during the disclosure phases to …
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Exploring the mental health experiences of young mothers affected by HIV in South Africa
… living in adversity, including those at risk of HIV exposure and early pregnancy, remains understudied. This study contributed to this research gap by exploring the mental health experiences of young mothers affected by HIV in South Africa. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with …
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The Lived Experiences of black African HIV positive fathers in the UK
Background: HIV has been reconceptualised as a long term chronic health condition due to advances in highly active antiretroviral therapy. Nonetheless it remains a stigmatising and under-recognised condition. One social group that HIV disproportionately affects is the Black African population. …
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The Contribution of Pharmacy to The Management of HIV Patients at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a worldwide problem, with more than 34 million people infected with HIV/AIDS in 2011. At the end of 2011, in Nigeria, an estimated 3.7% of the adult population were living with HIV/AIDS. HIV services in Nigeria are secondary-care led, involving …
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The Relationships Between Stress, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health and Adherence Outcomes among Perinatally HIV-Infected Adolescents in South Africa
<p>Adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (APHs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) constitute a significant population group that is experiencing poor HIV treatment outcomes (CIPHER Global Cohort Collaboration, 2018). Compared to younger children and older adults within the SSA sub-region, APHs …
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Factors affecting access to comprehensive HIV care among HIV Positive children(0-15years)in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
… affecting access to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive children (0-15 years) out of the comprehensive HIV Care program using informal caregivers in Chipata district, Eastern Province of Zambia. Methods Data was collected between November, 2013 and March 2014. The study sampled162 …
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Factors affecting access to comprehensive HIV care among HIV Positive children(0-15years)in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
… affecting access to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive children (0-15 years) out of the comprehensive HIV Care program using informal caregivers in Chipata district, Eastern Province of Zambia. Methods Data was collected between November, 2013 and March 2014. The study sampled162 …
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ART adherence trajectories and correlates of treatment outcomes among adolescents in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
… viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV. In turn, suppressed viral load reduces the risk of onward transmission, HIV-related morbidity, and mortality, optimising overall health and well-being. Yet, adherence to ART among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) remains suboptimal compared …
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Depression and HIV/AIDS: adapting and piloting group interpersonal therapy for treatment of depressive symptoms for people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia
Background Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and commencement of lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) with the requirement of high adherence can exacerbate or trigger depressive disorders. Prevalence of major depression is substantially higher in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) than those in the …
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