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The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support And Hiv-Related Stigma In Rural Uganda, Sae Takada, Sheri D. Weiser, Elias Kumbakumba, Conrad Muzoora, Jeffrey N. Martin, Peter Hunt, Jessica E. Haberer, Annet Kawuma, David Bangsberg, Alexander C. Tsai
The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support And Hiv-Related Stigma In Rural Uganda, Sae Takada, Sheri D. Weiser, Elias Kumbakumba, Conrad Muzoora, Jeffrey N. Martin, Peter Hunt, Jessica E. Haberer, Annet Kawuma, David Bangsberg, Alexander C. Tsai
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Background—Cross-sectional studies show that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support.
Purpose—The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationship between social support and HIV stigma.
Methods—We collected quarterly data from a cohort of 422 people living with HIV in Uganda, followed for a median of 2.1 years. We used multilevel regression to model the contemporaneous and 3-month-lagged associations between social support and both enacted and internalized stigma.
Results—Lagged enacted stigma was negatively correlated with emotional and instrumental social support, and lagged instrumental social support was negatively correlated with enacted stigma. Internalized stigma and …