Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.

This study aimed to understand gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by 1026 HIV-positive individuals living in Ontario, Canada that were enrolled in the OHTN Cohort Study. Total and subscale HIV-related stigma scores were measured using the revised HIV-related Stigma Sc...

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Autores principales:	Mona R Loutfy, Carmen H Logie, Yimeng Zhang, Sandra L Blitz, Shari L Margolese, Wangari E Tharao, Sean B Rourke, Sergio Rueda, Janet M Raboud
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:95fcc5d14bb24c3fa6d7781707ffd7bd2021-11-18T08:03:35ZGender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0048168https://doaj.org/article/95fcc5d14bb24c3fa6d7781707ffd7bd2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23300514/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This study aimed to understand gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by 1026 HIV-positive individuals living in Ontario, Canada that were enrolled in the OHTN Cohort Study. Total and subscale HIV-related stigma scores were measured using the revised HIV-related Stigma Scale. Correlates of total stigma scores were assessed in univariate and multivariate linear regression. Women had significantly higher total and subscale stigma scores than men (total, median = 56.0 vs. 48.0, p<0.0001). Among men and women, Black individuals had the highest, Aboriginal and Asian/Latin-American/Unspecified people intermediate, and White individuals the lowest total stigma scores. The gender-ethnicity interaction term was significant in multivariate analysis: Black women and Asian/Latin-American/Unspecified men reported the highest HIV-related stigma scores. Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma were identified in our cohort. Findings suggest differing approaches may be required to address HIV-related stigma based on gender and ethnicity; and such strategies should challenge racist and sexist stereotypes.Mona R LoutfyCarmen H LogieYimeng ZhangSandra L BlitzShari L MargoleseWangari E TharaoSean B RourkeSergio RuedaJanet M RaboudPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e48168 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Mona R Loutfy Carmen H Logie Yimeng Zhang Sandra L Blitz Shari L Margolese Wangari E Tharao Sean B Rourke Sergio Rueda Janet M Raboud Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.
description	This study aimed to understand gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by 1026 HIV-positive individuals living in Ontario, Canada that were enrolled in the OHTN Cohort Study. Total and subscale HIV-related stigma scores were measured using the revised HIV-related Stigma Scale. Correlates of total stigma scores were assessed in univariate and multivariate linear regression. Women had significantly higher total and subscale stigma scores than men (total, median = 56.0 vs. 48.0, p<0.0001). Among men and women, Black individuals had the highest, Aboriginal and Asian/Latin-American/Unspecified people intermediate, and White individuals the lowest total stigma scores. The gender-ethnicity interaction term was significant in multivariate analysis: Black women and Asian/Latin-American/Unspecified men reported the highest HIV-related stigma scores. Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma were identified in our cohort. Findings suggest differing approaches may be required to address HIV-related stigma based on gender and ethnicity; and such strategies should challenge racist and sexist stereotypes.
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author	Mona R Loutfy Carmen H Logie Yimeng Zhang Sandra L Blitz Shari L Margolese Wangari E Tharao Sean B Rourke Sergio Rueda Janet M Raboud
author_facet	Mona R Loutfy Carmen H Logie Yimeng Zhang Sandra L Blitz Shari L Margolese Wangari E Tharao Sean B Rourke Sergio Rueda Janet M Raboud
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title	Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.
title_short	Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.
title_full	Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.
title_fullStr	Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.
title_full_unstemmed	Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.
title_sort	gender and ethnicity differences in hiv-related stigma experienced by people living with hiv in ontario, canada.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/95fcc5d14bb24c3fa6d7781707ffd7bd
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Gender and ethnicity differences in HIV-related stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.

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