Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Enacted, Internalized And Anticipated Stigma Among People Living With HIV In South Africa: Results Of The First National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper reports on the first national implementation of the "People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Stigma Index" in South Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of HIV-related stigma in a large sample of PLHIV in South Africa.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey interviewed 10,473 PLHIV 15 years and older with the PLHIV Stigma Index in two districts per province (N=9) in South Africa in 2014.

Results

The two most common enacted HIV-related stigma items were "being gossiped about" (20.6%) and "experienced discrimination" (15.1%); internalized stigma was "blaming oneself" (30.5%) and ashamed (28.7%); avoidance due to internalized stigma was "decided not to have (more) children" (32.4%) and "decided not to get married" (14.9

SUBMITTER: Peltzer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844236 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature