The Relationship Between Intersectional Drug Use and HIV Stigma and HIV Care Engagement Among Women Living with HIV in Ukraine.

ABSTRACT: This study used an intersectional approach to explore the association between enacted and internalized drug use and HIV stigma on HIV care outcomes among HIV-positive women who inject drugs in Ukraine. Surveys were conducted in Kyiv in 2019-2020. Among the 306 respondents, 55% were engaged in HIV care. More than half (52%) of participants not engaged in care reported internalized stigma related to both drug use and HIV status (i.e., intersectional stigma), compared to only 35% of those who were engaged in HIV care. Among those engaged in care, 36% reported intersectional enacted stigma compared to 44% of those not engaged in care; however, this difference was not statistically significant in the univariable analysis (p = 0.06). In the univariable analysis, participants who reported interse

SUBMITTER: Owczarzak J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9703403 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature