Feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South

AIDS and Behavior
Michael V RelfJulie Barroso

Abstract

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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Oct 28, 2015·Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services·Michael V RelfJulie Barroso
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May 1, 2021·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Keosha T BondSchenita D Randolph
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