Factors related to the perceived stigmatization of people living with HIV.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 51: e03248, 2017 Oct 09.
Article
en En, Pt, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29019527
OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the factors related to perceived stigmatization of people living with HIV. METHOD: A cross-sectional study conducted from September of 2014 to December 2015 with users from a specialized service in Minas Gerais. Data were collected through individual instrument application, organized in Microsoft Office Excel(r) 2010 spreadsheets and processed on IBM(r) SPSS 23.0. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression method were used for data analysis, adopting statistical significance set at 5.0% (p≤0.05). The study development met research ethics standards. RESULTS: 258 users participated in the study. Most were males between 40 and 49 years of age, single, with low educational level and income. Being between 40 and 49 years of age and having been hospitalized for complications related to HIV were positively associated predictors to increased stigmatization; while not having comorbidities and not being aware of exposure to HIV were predictors associated to reduced stigmatization. CONCLUSION: Given these results, we highlight that stigmatization can have an impact on the lives of people living with HIV, strengthening their feelings of guilt and shame, which can lead to depression, social isolation and abandoning treatment and clinical follow-up.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estereotipo
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Actitud
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Infecciones por VIH
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
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Es
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Esc Enferm USP
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil