HIV-RELATED STIGMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN A COHORT OF PATIENTS RECEIVING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN NIGERIA

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Care
• Personal Author:
  Akoko, Bentley ; Regan, Susan ; Idigbe, Ifeoma ; Ezechi, Oliver ; Pierce, Leslie J. ; Musa, Zaidat ; Okonkwo, Prosper ; Freedberg, Kenneth A. ; Ahonkhai, Aima A.
• Description:
  Conclusions:
  
  Overall stigma levels were high in a cohort of PLWH initiating care in Nigeria. Higher stigma was associated with psychological distress. These data support the need for integration of measures to reduce stigma and psychological distress in the care of PLWH.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disclosure HIV Infections Humans Nigeria Prospective Studies Social Stigma
• Keywords:
  HIV Psychological Distress Stigma
• Source:
  AIDS Care. 36(2):204-211
• Pubmed ID:
  37229763
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10674032
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U2G PS001058/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R37 AI058736/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R25 MH080665/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 AI060354/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K23 AI106406/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 AI058736/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002243/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6b85eccefe30356711dc5ab893801c917fafef86c731a2f9f82bbcb4b514b815c47e764c3f6eb2d08bf9dbeb07ab82111f154e6215da69d8e037ac3d425dcf4
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