HIV stigma and viral load among African-American women receiving treatment for HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

African-American women are more likely than other women in the United States to experience poor HIV-related health; HIV stigma may contribute to these outcomes. This study assessed the relationship between HIV stigma and viral load, over time, among a sample of African-American women receiving treatment for HIV, and explored social support and depressive symptoms as mediators.

Design

Secondary analysis of longitudinal data.

Methods

Data came from a randomized trial of an intervention to reduce HIV stigma among African-American women in HIV care in Chicago, Illinois and Birmingham, Alabama. Sociodemographic and psychosocial data were collected at up to six study visits over 14 months. Viral loads were extracted from medical records during the study period. Ge

SUBMITTER: Kemp CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6621603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature