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The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-013-9576-5Abstract
Background
Cross-sectional studies show that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support.Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationship between social support and HIV stigma.Methods
We collected quarterly data from a cohort of 422 people living with HIV in Uganda, followed for a median of 2.1 years. We used multilevel regression to model the contemporaneous and 3-month-lagged associations between social support and both enacted and internalized stigma.Results
Lagged enacted stigma was negatively correlated with emotional and instrumental social support, and lagged instrumental social support was negatively correlated with enacted stigma. Internalized stigma and emotional social support had reciprocal lagged associations.Conclusions
Interventions to reduce enacted stigma may strengthen social support for people living with HIV. Improved social support may in turn have a protective influence against future enacted and internalized stigma.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.
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