HIV/Aids Stigma and Refusal of HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya
Results from the Mamas Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15335441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet M Turan (0000-0002-7802-6206, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, corresponding author), Elizabeth A Bukusi (0000-0002-2031-2808, Kenya Medical Research Institute), Maricianah Onono (0000-0001-6847-8762, Kenya Medical Research Institute), William L Holzemer (0000-0002-4400-9432, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Suellen Miller (0000-0002-6949-1982, University of California, San Francisco), Craig R Cohen (0000-0001-8654-6634, University of California, San Francisco) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1111-1120 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS and Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-7165 • E-ISSN: 1573-3254 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-010-9798-5 |
| PMID | 20827573 |
| PMCID | PMC3127002 |
| OpenAlex | W2153481889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 92 |
| References cited | 34 |
HIV/AIDS stigma is a common thread in the narratives of pregnant women affected by HIV/AIDS globally and may be associated with refusal of HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional study of women attending antenatal clinics in Kenya (N = 1525). Women completed an interview with measures of HIV/AIDS stigma and subsequently information on their acceptance of HIV testing was obtained from medical records. Associations of stigma measures with HIV testing refusal were examined using multivariate logistic regression. Rates of anticipated HIV/AIDS stigma were high-32% anticipated break-up of their relationship, and 45% anticipated losing their friends. Women who anticipated male partner stigma were more than twice as likely to refuse HIV testing, after adjusting for other individual-level predictors (OR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.15-3.85). This study demonstrated quantitatively that anticipations of HIV/AIDS stigma can be barriers to acceptance of HIV testing by pregnant women and highlights the need to develop interventions that address pregnant women's fears of HIV/AIDS stigma and violence from male partners
Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Health psychology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Logistic regression · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Stigma (botany · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Internal Medicine · Reproductive Medicine
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