Scholar Project Database
HIV Stigma in Health Care
Program: NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
Medical School/Institution: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, South Alabama College of Medicine
Project Location/Site: Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL
Year: 2022
Key Outcomes:
Defining HIV stigma through its four categories and intersectional complexities provided more robust evidence regarding health outcomes. There was significant correlation between the number of enacted stigmatizing experiences and HIV care disengagement In the presence of stigma, there was decreased Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and appointment attendance Stigma and anticipated stigma within the health care field and community affects PrEP adherence. Lower rate of stigma was observed among health care providers who had received HIV stigma training within the past 12 months.