HIV-Related Stigma Among Spanish-speaking Latinos in an Emerging Immigrant Receiving City.
HIV-related stigma has been associated with a reluctance to test for HIV among Latinos. This study assessed community HIV-related stigma within an emerging Latino immigrant receiving city. We conducted a brief survey among a convenience sample of 312 Spanish-speaking Latinos in Baltimore, Maryland. HIV-related stigma was assessed through six items. Associations between stigma items, socio-demographic characteristics, and HIV testing history were considered. Gender, education, and religiosity were significantly associated with stigmatizing HIV-related beliefs. For example, men were 3.4 times more likely to hold more than three stigmatizing beliefs than women, and were also twice as likely as women to report feeling hesitant to test for HIV for fear of people's reaction if the test is positive. These findings can help inform future stigma interventions in this community. In particular, we were able to distinguish between drivers of stigma such as fear and moralistic attitudes, highlighting specific actionable items.
Center for Child and Community Health Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Ave, Mason F. Lord Center Tower Suite 4200, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA. sgrieb1@jhmi.edu.
Suzanne M
SM
Dolwick Grieb
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Harita
H
Shah
Bureau of HIV/STD Services, Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Alejandra
A
Flores-Miller
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Carla
C
Zelaya
Bureau of HIV/STD Services, Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD, USA.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kathleen R
KR
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015142:Baltimore; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D057545:Social Stigma; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
HIV-related stigma; HIV/AIDS; Immigrants; Latino
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