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Brief Report: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Factors as Parallel Independent Mediators in the Association Between Internalized HIV Stigma and ART Adherence.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:People living with HIV (PLWH) need to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) to achieve optimal health. One reason for ART nonadherence is HIV-related stigma. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to examine whether HIV treatment self-efficacy (an intrapersonal mechanism) mediates the stigma-adherence association. We also examined whether self-efficacy and the concern about being seen while taking HIV medication (an interpersonal mechanism) are parallel mediators independent of each other. METHODS:A total of 180 people living with HIV self-reported internalized HIV stigma, ART adherence, HIV treatment self-efficacy, and concerns about being seen while taking HIV medication. We calculated bias-corrected 95% confidence intervals for indirect effects using bootstrapping to conduct mediation analyses. RESULTS:Adherence self-efficacy mediated the relationship between internalized stigma and ART adherence. Additionally, self-efficacy and concern about being seen while taking HIV medication uniquely mediated and explained almost all the stigma-adherence association in independent paths (parallel mediation). CONCLUSION:These results can inform intervention strategies to promote ART adherence.

SUBMITTER: Seghatol-Eslami VC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5147512 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Brief Report: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Factors as Parallel Independent Mediators in the Association Between Internalized HIV Stigma and ART Adherence.

Seghatol-Eslami Victoria C VC Dark Heather E HE Raper James L JL Mugavero Michael J MJ Turan Janet M JM Turan Bulent B

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20170101 1

<h4>Introduction</h4>People living with HIV (PLWH) need to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) to achieve optimal health. One reason for ART nonadherence is HIV-related stigma.<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to examine whether HIV treatment self-efficacy (an intrapersonal mechanism) mediates the stigma-adherence association. We also examined whether self-efficacy and the concern about being seen while taking HIV medication (an interpersonal mechanism) are parallel mediators independent of each ot ...[more]

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Brief Report: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Factors as Parallel Independent Mediators in the Association Between Internalized HIV Stigma and ART Adherence.

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Brief Report: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Factors as Parallel Independent Mediators in the Association Between Internalized HIV Stigma and ART Adherence.

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