A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Adolescents' Lived Realities of HIV Stigma:“It's Something You Wear, Something That's Like a Shadow All Over Where You Go”

T Crowley, A van der Merwe… - Journal of the Association …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
This study aimed to explore how adolescents living with HIV experience stigma and the
contextual factors influencing such. The authors used an exploratory, sequential, mixed …

HIV stigma: perspectives from Kenyan child caregivers and adolescents living with HIV

MS McHenry, WM Nyandiko… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Stigma shapes all aspects of HIV prevention and treatment, yet there are limited data on how
HIV-infected youth and their families are affected by stigma in sub-Saharan Africa. The …

The seemingly intractable problem of HIV-related stigma: developing a framework to guide stigma interventions with young people living with HIV

T Campbell - Psychological Perspectives in HIV Care, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter will address how stigma is created and will focus particular attention on the
creation and maintenance of HIV-related stigma. The effects of HIV stigma in the lives of …

A qualitative examination of perceived stigma and its sources among adolescents living with HIV in Western Kenya

G Callen, A Chory, F Sang, D Munyoro… - Global Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction. Adolescents (10-19 years) living with HIV (ALWH) face unique challenges in
controlling HIV long-term, including stigma and perception of stigma within their …

'They should show them love even if their status of being HIV positive is known': Youth and caregiver stigma experience and strategies to end HIV stigma in schools

I Njuguna, H Moraa, C Mugo, A Mbwayo… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective HIV stigma and discrimination is widespread in sub‐Saharan Africa and is
associated with poor clinical outcomes. Schools play a critical role in the life of youth and …

Exploring factors associated with HIV secondary stigma among adolescents and young adults in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

E Small, SP Nikolova, Y Zhou, M Okumu - Global Public Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT HIV stigma is a public health problem. It refers to irrational judgments and
attitudes towards people living with or at risk of HIV. Among adolescents and young adults …

“You are always hiding. It's the worst way to live.” Exploring Stigma in African Immigrants Living With HIV in a Large Northwest US Metropolitan Area

PE Nevin, S Frey, L Lipira, M Endeshaw… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
African immigrants living in the United States are disproportionately and uniquely affected by
HIV. Evidence shows that stigma may contribute to this inequity. Applying a biopsychosocial …

HIV-related stigma among youth living with HIV in Western Uganda

E Kimera, S Vindevogel, AM Engelen… - Qualitative Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We present an explanatory theory for HIV-related stigma from the perspectives of youth
living with HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) in Western Uganda, on which the fight against this relentless …

Psychosocial Factors of Stigma and Relationship to Healthcare Service among Adolescents Living With HIV/AIDS in Kano State, Nigeria

OA Amos, AB Sina-Odunsi, BB Nuga, YA Adebisi… - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Stigma associated with HIV shapes all aspect of prevention and treatment, yet
there are limited data on how HIV-infected adolescents are affected by stigma. Stigma …

HIV, blame and shame: Internalised HIV stigma among South African adolescents living with HIV

M Pantelic - 2017 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Background: This is the first epidemiological study of internalised stigma among adolescents
living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to …