2013
DOI: 10.1177/2325957412472935
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Religion and HIV/AIDS Stigma in Puerto Rico

Abstract: HIV/AIDS stigma continues to be a challenge for HIV prevention and treatment. When health professionals manifest stigma it can limit access to quality treatment. With an ever-growing epidemic among Latinos, including Puerto Ricans living on the Caribbean Island, the social and structural factors that foster HIV/AIDS stigma need to be understood. In this study, we documented the association of religion with HIV/AIDS stigma in a sample of medical students in Puerto Rico. Findings suggest that importance placed o… Show more

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“…Intolerance toward transgender people in Puerto Rico is rooted in a strong Judeo-Christian religious heritage. Studies in this context have evidenced that religious beliefs are related to high levels of stigma toward socially marginalized and vulnerable populations (Reyes-Estrada, Varas-Díaz, & Martínez-Sarson, 2015; Varas-Díaz et al, 2013; Varas Díaz, Neilands, Malavé Rivera, & Betancourt, 2010). Therefore, this population faces the consequences of stigma in their everyday lives, resulting in vulnerability to HIV infection, lack of social support, reduced access to services, unemployment, and poverty (WHO, 2012).…”
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“…Intolerance toward transgender people in Puerto Rico is rooted in a strong Judeo-Christian religious heritage. Studies in this context have evidenced that religious beliefs are related to high levels of stigma toward socially marginalized and vulnerable populations (Reyes-Estrada, Varas-Díaz, & Martínez-Sarson, 2015; Varas-Díaz et al, 2013; Varas Díaz, Neilands, Malavé Rivera, & Betancourt, 2010). Therefore, this population faces the consequences of stigma in their everyday lives, resulting in vulnerability to HIV infection, lack of social support, reduced access to services, unemployment, and poverty (WHO, 2012).…”
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“…Encontramos solo un estudio instrumental (Varas-Díaz et al, 2008) y un estudio teórico (Rodríguez-Madera et al, 2012), lo cual muestra un área de oportunidad para promover este tipo de investigaciones impulsadas desde la revista. El primer estudio fue publicado en el 2008 y presenta la validación de un instrumento para evaluar estigma hacia el VIH.…”
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“…Respecto al tipo de estudio, 10 hicieron una evaluación a través de la recolección de información en un solo momento, seguido de seis estudios en los que se evaluaron los efectos de una intervención en la que se compararon resultados antes y después; aunque en el caso de Jiménez y colegas (2013) y el de Pérez-Jiménez y colegas (2010) se presentaron los resultados derivados de estudios piloto de sus intervenciones. Por último, encontramos un estudio en el que se validó un instrumento sobre estigma relacionado con el VIH (Varas-Díaz et al, 2008) y una revisión de la literatura en mujeres que estuvieron privadas de su libertad y que estaban recién reincorporadas a la sociedad (Rodríguez-Madera et al, 2012). En cuanto a la población de interés, observamos una gran diversidad que responde al objetivo de cada uno de los estudios.…”
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“…In the quantitative component, we included measures of social desirability, previous training, religiosity, and the importance of religion, as previous research indicated that these variables may affect social stigma. [45][46][47][48][49] We hypothesized that willingness to provide services to TW, knowledge of TW health, previous training in transgender health, and competencies to provide services to TW would be negatively associated with stigma, whereas religiosity and the importance of religion would be positively associated with stigma. Finally, we hypothesized that social desirability would be negatively associated with stigma.…”
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confidence: 99%