Enacted HIV-Related Stigma’s Association with Anxiety & Depression Among People Living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida

Research has shown that HIV-related stigma contributes to people living with HIV having a higher risk of mental health disorders. Our study examines the association between enacted HIV-related stigma and symptoms of anxiety and depression among PLWH. We used baseline data from 932 PLWH collected fro...

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Published inAIDS and behavior Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 93 - 103
Main Authors Algarin, Angel B., Sheehan, Diana M., Varas-Diaz, Nelson, Fennie, Kristopher, Zhou, Zhi, Spencer, Emma C., Cook, Christa L., Cook, Robert L., Ibanez, Gladys E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Female
Florida - epidemiology
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Public Health
Signs and symptoms
Social Stigma
Stigma
Young Adult
Florida
United States > US
Depression
Anxiety
HIV-related stigma
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Summary:Research has shown that HIV-related stigma contributes to people living with HIV having a higher risk of mental health disorders. Our study examines the association between enacted HIV-related stigma and symptoms of anxiety and depression among PLWH. We used baseline data from 932 PLWH collected from the Florida Cohort study between 2014 and 2018. The sample was majority 45 + years of age (63.5%), male (66.0%), and Black (58.1%). The majority had previously experienced enacted HIV-related stigma (53.1%). Additionally, 56.6% and 65.2% showed mild to moderate/severe levels of anxiety and depression, respectively. Those who experienced any levels of enacted HIV-related stigma (vs none) had significantly greater odds of mild and moderate/severe levels of anxiety (vs no/minimal) (AOR[CI] 1.54[1.13, 2.10], p = 0.006; AOR[CI] 3.36[2.14, 5.26], p < 0.001, respectively) and depression (AOR[CI] 1.61[1.19, 2.18], p = 0.002; AOR[CI]  3.66[2.32, 5.77], p < 0.001, respectively). Findings suggest a need to evaluate interventions for PLWH to reduce the deleterious effects of enacted HIV-related stigma on mental health.
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ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-020-02948-5