Different dimensions of HIV-related stigma may have opposite effects on HIV testing: Evidence among young men and women in South Africa

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dc.creatorMaughan-Brown, Brendan
dc.creatorNyblade, Laura
dc.date2014-06-04T12:57:37Z
dc.date2014-06-04T12:57:37Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:37Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:37Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionAlthough HIV-related stigma in general is known to deter HIV-testing, the extent to which different dimensions of stigma independently influence testing behaviour is poorly understood. We used data on young black men (n = 553) and women (n = 674) from the 2009 Cape Area Panel Study to examine the independent effects of stigmatising attitudes, perceived stigma and observed enacted stigma on HIV-testing. Multivariate logistic regression models showed that stigma had a strong relationship with HIV-testing among women, but not men. Women who held stigmatising attitudes were more likely to have been tested (OR 3, p < 0.01), while perceived stigma (OR 0.61, p < 0.1) and observed enacted stigma (OR 0.42, p < 0.01) reduced the odds significantly of women having had an HIV test. Our findings highlight that different dimensions of stigma may have opposite effects on HIV testing, and point towards the need for interventions that limit the impact of enacted and perceived stigma on HIV-testing among women.
dc.identifierMaughan-Brown, B., Nyblade, L. (2014). Different dimensions of HIV-related stigma may have opposite effects on HIV testing: Evidence among young men and women in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 18 (5):958-965.
dc.identifierhttp://www.rti.org/publications/abstract.cfm?pubid=21702
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/704
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - HIV/AIDS KW - South Africa KW - Stigma KW - CAPS KW - HIV-testing LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Different dimensions of HIV-related stigma may have opposite effects on HIV testing: Evidence among young men and women in South Africa TI - Different dimensions of HIV-related stigma may have opposite effects on HIV testing: Evidence among young men and women in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/704 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/704
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAIDS and Behaviour
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectStigma
dc.subjectCAPS
dc.subjectHIV-testing
dc.titleDifferent dimensions of HIV-related stigma may have opposite effects on HIV testing: Evidence among young men and women in South Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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