HIV-Related Stigma, Social Support, and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon

Citation

Parcesepe, Angela M.; Filiatreau, Lindsey M.; Gomez, Amanda; Ebasone, Peter Vanes; Dzudie, Anastase; Pence, Brian W.; Wainberg, Milton; Yotebieng, Marcel; Anastos, Kathryn; & Pefura-Yone, Eric, et al. (2023). HIV-Related Stigma, Social Support, and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon. AIDS Patient Care and STDS, 37(3), 146-154. PMCID: PMC10024262

Abstract

HIV-related stigma has been associated with poor mental health among people with HIV (PWH). Social support is a potentially modifiable factor that may buffer negative mental health sequelae of HIV-related stigma. Little is known about the extent to which the modifying effect of social support differs across mental health disorders. Interviews were conducted with 426 PWH in Cameroon. Log binomial regression analyses were used to estimate the association between high anticipated HIV-related stigma and low social support from family or friends and symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and harmful alcohol use, separately. Anticipated HIV-related stigma was commonly endorsed with

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2022.0187

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

AIDS Patient Care and STDS

Author(s)

Parcesepe, Angela M.
Filiatreau, Lindsey M.
Gomez, Amanda
Ebasone, Peter Vanes
Dzudie, Anastase
Pence, Brian W.
Wainberg, Milton
Yotebieng, Marcel
Anastos, Kathryn
Pefura-Yone, Eric
Nsame, Denis
Ajeh, Rogers
Nash, Denis

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC10024262

Continent/Country

Cameroon

ORCiD

Parcesepe - 0000-0002-4321-125x
Filiatreau - 0000-0002-0355-4477