AIDS-Related Stigma and Social Interaction: Puerto Ricans Living With HIV/AIDS

Varas-Díaz, Nelson; Serrano‐García, Irma; Toro-Alfonso, José

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“…Therefore, HIV-infected people who fear from the disclosure of their status because of stigma and discrimination are willing to hide their status. They think disclosing their status may not only create a complicated and stressful situation, but also causes the person to lose family support and health care provision (19,20). Find-ings from a study conducted on HIV-positive people in South Africa indicated that 57% of the sample reported their status secretly, 73% had the feeling of guilt due to their positive status, and 43% had the feeling of shame (4).…”

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Perception of Patients With HIV/AIDS From Stigma and Discrimination

Saki¹,

Kermanshahi²,

Mohammadi³

et al. 2015

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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confidence: 99%

“…The fear from stigma causes denial, secrecy, depression and shame. The disclosure of HIV status faces the person with the feelings of shame and selfsuspicion (19). Therefore, HIV-infected people who fear from the disclosure of their status because of stigma and discrimination are willing to hide their status.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perception of Patients With HIV/AIDS From Stigma and Discrimination

Saki¹,

Kermanshahi²,

Mohammadi³

et al. 2015

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…Other studies focused on the Norman 77 development of stigma scales for measuring felt stigma as well as stigma among health professionals in training (Jiménez et al, 2010;Varas-Diaz, and Neilands 2009;. Lastly, one study examined AIDS-related stigma and social interaction among PLWHA (Varas-Diaz et al, 2005). Findings from this study support the need for interventions to address AIDS stigma and its consequences.…”

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The association of layered stigma and sympathy toward persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Puerto Rico

Norman¹

2015

J. AIDS HIV Res.

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To assess the levels of sympathy expressed toward various persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) associated with different target groups and to identify the factors associated with sympathy expressed toward various types of PLWHA. Data were collected from 832 HIV-negative female residents of public housing in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Less sympathy was expressed toward drug-using PLWHA when compared to normative contracted cases of HIV/AIDS. They also expressed less sympathy for drugusing PLWHA when compared to non-normative cases of HIV/AIDS. There was no difference in the level of sympathy expressed toward normative compared to non-normative cases of HIV/AIDS. Those respondents who reported knowing a friend or family member living with HIV/AIDS, those who reported being very spiritual, and those with post-high-school education, were more likely to express sympathy toward PLWHA. Findings of these analyses were not consistent with previous research with respect to varying level of negative attitudes toward PLWHA. The findings are important because they shed light on the varying negative attitudes towards PLWHA. As such, messages and interventions must be cognizant of the cultural contexts in which PLWHA live when developing anti-HIV stigma programs and not just the at-risk groups with which the PLWHA are associated.

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“…En este dominio se encontraron investigaciones con el menor puntaje como el estudio de Allen J et al (44±20), lo que podría explicarse por el estigma y la discriminación, ya que el VIH/sida generalmente se desarrolla en contextos donde prima la connotación moral y/o religiosa y al comunicar el diagnóstico se deteriora la interacción con los miembros de la familia, se presentan rupturas abruptas de la relación con los amigos, se afecta la relación con los compañeros de trabajo e incluso se presenta la pérdida del empleo, lo que deriva en abandono y alteración de la funcionalidad familiar y social de los sujetos infectados 38 .…”

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Impacto del VIH/SIDA sobre la calidad de vida: metaanálisis 2002-2012

Cardona‐Arias

Higuita-Gutiérrez

2014

Rev. Esp. Salud Publica

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Fundamentos: El VIH/Sida es una infección crónica que trasciende el dominio biológico, afectando a las relaciones sociales, la salud mental, los aspectos económicos y la calidad de vida. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la percepción de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS) en personas con VIH/sida. Métodos:Revisión sistemática con meta-análisis. Se realizó una bús-queda bibliográfica en las bases Pubmed, Science direct, Lilacs y Scielo con los siguientes términos de búsqueda: WHOQOL-BREF, WHOQOL-HIV-BREF, WHOQO-LBREF-HIV. Se evaluó la calidad de los artículos por dos investigadores para garantizar la exhaustividad y reproducibilidad. La CVRS se midió en una escala de 0 (peor resultado) a 100 puntos. El aná-lisis se basó en frecuencias, medidas de resumen, intervalos de confianza y prueba t student.Resultados: Se incluyeron 19 investigaciones con 3.348 personas de 11 países. Se obtuvo un promedio de CVRS entre 59 y 64 puntos, el menor puntaje se encontró en la dimensión ambiental (59) y el mayor en la salud psicológica (64). En el análisis de sensibilidad se hallaron cambios entre 0 y 5 puntos entre el puntaje global y el observado al excluir los datos de cada estudio individual. Se halló buena validez convergente en las dimensiones comunes a los dos instrumentos evaluados, con diferencias menores a 3 puntos.Conclusión: Los puntajes de CVRS en personas con VIH/sida fueron mayores a 50, lo que implica que su adecuado manejo puede disminuir los efectos negativos sobre la salud física, psicológica, social, ambiental, el nivel de independencia y la espiritualidad. ABSTRACT Impact of HIV / AIDS on Quality of Life: Meta-Analysis 2002-2012Background: HIV/AIDS is a chronic infection that transcends the biological domain and affects social relations, mental health, financial aspects and quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the perception of Health Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL)) in people with HIV / AIDS. Methods:Systematic review with meta-analysis. We applied a research protocol in four multidisciplinary databases: Pubmed, Science direct, Lilacs y Scielo; with search terms WHOQOL-BREF, WHOQOL-HIV-BREF, WHO-QOLBREF-HIV. Quality assessment of articles was done by two researchers to ensure the completeness and reproducibility. HRQL was measured on a scale of 0 (worst outcome) to 100 points. The analysis was based on frequencies, summary measures, confidence intervals, and Student t test. Results:The study included 19 studies with 3,348 people from 11 countries. The average of HRQL was between 59 and 64 points, the lowest score was the environmental dimension with 59 points and the greater psychological health with 64 points. In the sensitivity analysis we found changes of 0 and 5 points between overall score and the observed data by excluding each individual study. We found good convergent validity on the dimensions common to both instruments evaluated, with differences of less than 3 points. Conclusion:HRQL scores in people with HIV/aids were good (greater than 50) which implies tha...

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AIDS-Related Stigma and Social Interaction: Puerto Ricans Living With HIV/AIDS

Cited by 151 publications

References 24 publications

Perception of Patients With HIV/AIDS From Stigma and Discrimination

Perception of Patients With HIV/AIDS From Stigma and Discrimination

The association of layered stigma and sympathy toward persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Puerto Rico

Impacto del VIH/SIDA sobre la calidad de vida: metaanálisis 2002-2012

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