Feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
As with many infectious diseases throughout history, stigma is a part of the trajectory of the HIV disease process. HIV-related stigma impedes women from being tested for HIV. Once infected, HIV-related stigma hinders women from disclosing their HIV status to sexual partners and health care providers, engaging in medical care, effectively self-managing the disease after infection, and adhering to anti-retroviral therapy. After three decades of the HIV epidemic, no evidenced-based, culturally relevant, gender-specific interventions exist to help women infected with HIV manage the stigma associated with HIV infection. This manuscript reports the feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South in a mixed-method, randomized clinical trial. Results from the study demonstrate that it is feasible to utilize an iPod touch device to deliver an HIV-related stigma intervention to women. Further, women report that the HIV-related stigma intervention is acceptable and meaningful.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Relf, MV; Silva, SG; Williams, MS; Moore, E; Arscott, J; Caiola, C; Barroso, J
Published Date
- October 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 19 / 10
Start / End Page
- 1896 - 1904
PubMed ID
- 25761644
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4567500
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1573-3254
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1090-7165
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s10461-015-1031-0
Language
- eng