Exploring the Impact of Experiences with Everyday and Major Discrimination and HIV-Related Stigma on Engagement in HIV Care Among Older African Americans Living with HIV.
Timothy N CrawfordSydney SilversteinTiffani SpauldingDesby CheribinTamiel MurrayJosef RiveraKatherine WilcherPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2022)
HIV-related stigma and major experiences of discrimination impede optimal medication and HIV clinic visit adherence for older African Americans living with HIV. To reduce the impact of stigma and discrimination on HIV care engagement, our first step must be in understanding how intersecting forms of stigma and discrimination impact engagement among older African Americans living with HIV.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- mental health
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- mental illness
- hiv testing
- social media
- social support
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- physical activity
- primary care
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- south africa
- middle aged
- drug induced
- insulin resistance