HIV-Related Stigma Among Youth Living With HIV in Western Uganda

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ID4646616
AutoresEmmanuel Kimera (0000-0003-0836-8814, Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda, autor correspondente), Vindevogel (0000-0002-8923-2478, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Gent, Belgium), Anne-Mie Engelen (University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Gent, Belgium), Jessica De Maeyer (0000-0002-0103-2085, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Gent, Belgium), Didier Reynaert (0000-0001-6116-7574, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Gent, Belgium), Mugenyi Justice Kintu (0000-0002-4500-1168, Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda), John Rubaihayo (0000-0002-3421-2242, Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda), Johan Bilsen (0000-0001-8371-4612, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium)
Ano2021
Volume31
Fascículo10
Páginas1937-1950
Data de publicação2021-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10497323211012347
PMID33980098
OpenAlexW3163122197
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas50

We present an explanatory theory for HIV-related stigma from the perspectives of youth living with HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) in Western Uganda, on which the fight against this relentless stigma in this age group and locality can be founded. A constant comparative method was used to analyze textual data from in-depth interviews with 35 YLWHA, selected from three health facilities. A stigma process model for YLWHA was developed with the stigmatizing feelings and behaviors as the core category. Concepts delineating causes, consequences, and moderators of HIV-related stigma emerged from the data to complete the stigma process. The specific focus on YLWHA and contextual characteristics adds new dimensions to the understanding of HIV-related stigma that are scant in existing HIV-related stigma models. In light of our findings, research is necessary to identify context-specific strategies to overcome the deep-rooted causes of stigmatizing views and behaviors in all social spheres of YLWHA within Western Uganda

Developmental psychology · Explanatory model · Family medicine · Feeling · Focus group · Geography · Grounded theory · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social stigma · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology