The social network context of HIV stigma: Population-based, sociocentric network study in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

HIV-related stigma profoundly affects the physical and social wellbeing of people living with HIV, as well as the community's engagement with testing, treatment, and prevention. Based on theories of stigma elaborating how it arises from the relationships between the stigmatized and the stigmatizer as well as within the general community, we hypothesized that social networks can shape HIV-related stigma.

Objective

To estimate social network correlates of HIV-related stigma.

Methods

During 2011-2012, we collected complete social network data from a community of 1669 adults ("egos") in Mbarara, Uganda using six culturally-adapted name generators to elicit different types of social ties ("alters"). We measured HIV-related stigma using the 9-item AIDS-Related Sti

SUBMITTER: Takada S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6827718 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature