Journal Article

Feasibility of Using an iPod Touch Device and Acceptability of a Stigma Reduction Intervention with HIV-Infected Women in the Deep South

Moore, Elizabeth, Caiola, Courtney, Arscott, Joyell, Silva, Susan G., Williams, Megan Scull, Relf, Michael V., Barroso, Julie

2015

Overview

As with many infectious diseases throughout history, stigma is a part of the trajectory of the HIV disease process. HIV-related stigma impedes women from being tested for HIV. Once infected, HIV-related stigma hinders women from disclosing their HIV status to sexual partners and health care providers, engaging in medical care, effectively self-managing the disease after infection, and adhering to anti-retroviral therapy. After three decades of the HIV epidemic, no evidenced-based, culturally relevant, gender-specific interventions exist to help women infected with HIV manage the stigma associated with HIV infection. This manuscript reports the feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South in a mixed-method, randomized clinical trial. Results from the study demonstrate that it is feasible to utilize an iPod touch device to deliver an HIV-related stigma intervention to women. Further, women report that the HIV-related stigma intervention is acceptable and meaningful.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Acceptability / Acquired immune deficiency syndrome / Adult / African Americans - psychology / AIDS / Antiretroviral therapy / Cellular telephones / Clinical research / Clinical trials / Disease / Disease control / Epidemics / Feasibility / Feasibility Studies / Female / Females / Gender / Health / Health care / Health care industry / Health problems / Health Psychology / Health services / HIV / HIV Infections - ethnology / HIV Infections - psychology / Human immunodeficiency virus / Humans / Infections / Infectious Diseases / Intervention / Interviews as Topic / Medical personnel / Medical treatment / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Middle Aged / Mobile communications networks / MP3-Player / Original Paper / Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology / Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology / Prejudice / Public Health / Qualitative Research / Reduction / Self Concept / Self Efficacy / Sex Factors / Sexes / Sexual behavior / Sexual partners / Sexually transmitted diseases / Social psychology / Social Stigma / Socioeconomic Factors / Southeastern United States - epidemiology / STD / Stereotyping / Stigma / Stigmas (botany) / Surveys and Questionnaires / Touch / Treatment Outcome / Women / Womens health