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Associations between HIV stigma, gender, and depression among people living with HIV in Hyderabad, India.
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Journal of community psychology [J Community Psychol] 2023 Apr; Vol. 51 (3), pp. 1060-1077. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 12. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The goal of this study was to explore the association between HIV stigma and depression and whether gender moderated this relationship. The theoretical framework for the study combined an adapted version of Goffman's conceptualization of stigma with gender role theory. We surveyed 150 individuals living with HIV in Hyderabad, India (51 cisgender women, 49 cisgender men, and 50 third gender people) on their experiences with HIV stigma. While third gender people had statistically higher scores for HIV stigma over their cisgender counterparts, the association between each of three different forms of stigma (internalized stigma, perceived stigma, and experienced stigma) on depression was negatively moderated by third gender status. This demonstrates that third gender research participants who experienced certain forms of HIV stigma were less likely to be depressed than cisgender participants. These findings indicate resilience amongst third gender people living with HIV and can be used to better tailor social policies and gender-affirming HIV care programs in south India.<br /> (© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
- Subjects :
- Male
Humans
Female
Depression
Social Stigma
India
Motivation
HIV Infections
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1520-6629
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of community psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36094950
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22934