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Correlates of Intersectional HIV and Substance Use Stigma Affecting People with HIV and Substance Use in St. Petersburg, Russia.


ABSTRACT: People with HIV (PWH) who inject drugs often experience coexisting HIV- and substance use-related stigma manifestations. We assessed correlates of HIV stigma (Berger HIV stigma scale), substance use stigma (Substance Abuse Self-stigma scale) and intersectional HIV and substance use stigma in a cohort of PWH with a lifetime history of drug use in St. Petersburg, Russia. Intersectional stigma was defined as having a score greater than the median for both forms of stigma. Of the 208 participants, 56 (27%) had intersectional stigma. Depressive symptoms and alcohol dependence were significantly associated with a higher HIV and substance stigma score, but not with intersectional stigma. Individual and community interventions to reduce the impact of HIV stigma and substance use stigma affecting PWH who inject drugs should consider assessing and addressing mental health and unhealthy substance use. Further work with longitudinal data is needed to understand mechanisms leading to intersectional stigma.

SUBMITTER: Lodi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9892353 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Correlates of Intersectional HIV and Substance Use Stigma Affecting People with HIV and Substance Use in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lodi Sara S   Rossi Sarah L SL   Bendiks Sally S   Gnatienko Natalia N   Lloyd-Travaglini Christine C   Vetrova Marina M   Toussova Olga O   Bushara Natalia N   Blokhina Elena E   Krupitsky Evgeny E   Ekstrand Maria L ML   Lioznov Dmitry D   Samet Jeffrey H JH   Lunze Karsten K  

AIDS and behavior 20220802 2


People with HIV (PWH) who inject drugs often experience coexisting HIV- and substance use-related stigma manifestations. We assessed correlates of HIV stigma (Berger HIV stigma scale), substance use stigma (Substance Abuse Self-stigma scale) and intersectional HIV and substance use stigma in a cohort of PWH with a lifetime history of drug use in St. Petersburg, Russia. Intersectional stigma was defined as having a score greater than the median for both forms of stigma. Of the 208 participants, 5  ...[more]

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