| Autor: |
Loutfy MR; Department of Medicine, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mona.loutfy@wchospital.ca, Logie CH, Zhang Y, Blitz SL, Margolese SL, Tharao WE, Rourke SB, Rueda S, Raboud JM |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
PloS one [PLoS One] 2012; Vol. 7 (12), pp. e48168. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Dec 27. |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0048168 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study aimed to understand gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by 1026 HIV-positive individuals living in Ontario, Canada that were enrolled in the OHTN Cohort Study. Total and subscale HIV-related stigma scores were measured using the revised HIV-related Stigma Scale. Correlates of total stigma scores were assessed in univariate and multivariate linear regression. Women had significantly higher total and subscale stigma scores than men (total, median = 56.0 vs. 48.0, p<0.0001). Among men and women, Black individuals had the highest, Aboriginal and Asian/Latin-American/Unspecified people intermediate, and White individuals the lowest total stigma scores. The gender-ethnicity interaction term was significant in multivariate analysis: Black women and Asian/Latin-American/Unspecified men reported the highest HIV-related stigma scores. Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma were identified in our cohort. Findings suggest differing approaches may be required to address HIV-related stigma based on gender and ethnicity; and such strategies should challenge racist and sexist stereotypes. |
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MEDLINE |
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