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Feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South.
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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- Video Recording
- Treatment Outcome
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Stereotyping
- Southeastern United States
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Social Stigma
- Sex Factors
- Self Efficacy
- Self Concept
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![Journal cover image](https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=/lc.gif&issn=1573-3254&client=dukeuniv)
Published In
DOI
EISSN
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Video Recording
- Treatment Outcome
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Stereotyping
- Southeastern United States
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Social Stigma
- Sex Factors
- Self Efficacy
- Self Concept