Understanding and mitigating HIV-related resource-based stigma in the era of antiretroviral therapy

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ID19441362
AutoresKathleen Holmes (Emory University, autor correspondente), Kate Winskell (0000-0001-7772-3037, Emory University)
Ano2013
Volume25
Fascículo11
Páginas1349-1355
Data de publicação2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2013.766300
PMID23394104
OpenAlexW2137161773
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas17

The perception in low-resource settings that investment of resources in people living with HIV (PLHIV) is wasted because AIDS is both an incurable and deadly disease is known as resource-based stigma. In this paper, we draw on in-depth interviews (IDI), focus group discussions (FGD), and key informant interviews (KII) with 77 HIV-positive microfinance participants and nongovernmental organization leaders to examine resource-based stigma in the context of increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) at an individual, household, and community level in Côte d'Ivoire. The purpose of this exploratory paper is to examine: (1) resource-based stigmatization in the era of ART and (2) the relationship among microfinance, a poverty-reduction intervention, and HIV stigmatization. The frequency with which resource-based stigma was discussed by respondents suggests that it is an important component of HIV-related stigma in this setting. It affected PLHIV's access to material as well as social resources, leading to economic discrimination and social devaluation. Participation in village savings and loans groups, however, mitigated resource-based HIV stigma, suggesting that in the era of increased access to antiretroviral therapy, economic programs should be considered as one possible HIV stigma-reduction intervention

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Family medicine · Focus group · Geography · Microfinance · Poverty · Psychiatry · Social stigma · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology · Marketing