Alexander C. Tsai|David R. Bangsberg|Susan M. Kegeles|Ingrid T. Katz|Jessica Haberer|Conrad Muzoora|Elias Kumbakumba|Peter W. Hunt|Jeffrey N. Martin|Sheri D. Weiser
Internalized Stigma, Social Distance, and Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity in Rural Uganda
Center for Global Health|Harvard University|Massachusetts General Hospital|Center for Global Health|Mbarara University of Science and Technology|Harvard University|San Francisco AIDS Foundation|Harvard University|Brigham and Women's Hospital|Center for Global Health|Harvard University|Mbarara University of Science and Technology|Mbarara University of Science and Technology|San Francisco General Hospital|University of California, San Francisco|San Francisco General Hospital|San Francisco AIDS Foundation
hiv highly stigmatized compromising treatment prevention resourcelimited settingswe sought study relationship internalized hivrelated stigma serostatus disclosure determine extent association varies degree social distancewe fit multivariable poisson regression models clustercorrelated robust estimates variance data 259 persons hiv enrolled ongoing cohort study rural ugandapersons internalized stigma less likely disclose seropositivity magnitude association increased social distance largest association observed public disclosures smallest association observed disclosures sexual partnersamong persons hiv rural uganda internalized stigma negatively associated serostatus disclosure inhibiting effect stigma greatest socially distant ties