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" Understanding Correlates of Stigma and Coping Strategies Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study "
Sultana, Shirin
Ross-Sheriff, Fariyal
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English
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1052068
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TL51185
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Sultana, Shirin
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Understanding Correlates of Stigma and Coping Strategies Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study\ Sultana, ShirinRoss-Sheriff, Fariyal
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Howard University
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2019
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Ph.D.
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2019
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219 p.
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Background: Bangladesh is a patriarchal society where gender inequality and oppression exist almost in every sphere of women’s lives including access to education and health care. HIV-related stigma including the feelings of fears, guilt and shame often leads to low coping skills. Furthermore, both high HIV-related stigma and low coping skills impede the well-being of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA). Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to understand the correlates of HIV-related stigma and coping strategies among WLWHA in Bangladesh. The study also aimed to develop regression models to understand the factors that best explain HIV-related stigma, coping strategies and well-being. Methodology: Two hundred women from a non-profit organization, named “Ashar Alo Society” in Bangladesh were recruited to participate in this cross-sectional research study. Seven standardized instruments including (1) India HIV-related Stigma Scale (Steward, Herek, Ramakrishna, Bharat, Chandy, Wrubel, & Ekstrand, 2008), (2) Social Support (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991), (3) Coping Self-Efficacy (Chesney, Neilands, Chambers, Taylor, & Folkman, 2006), (4) Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, and Erbaugh, 1961), (5) Rosenberg Self-Esteem (RSE) (Rosenberg, 1979), (6) Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior toward HIV/AIDS (DiClemente, Zorn, & Temoshok, 1986) and (7) Religiosity (Haj-Yahia, 1998) were utilized to collect the study data. Findings: Participants were between 18 and 60 years old with the majority between 30 and 39 years old. A majority (60%) had secondary levels of education. The vast majority (87.5%) had a monthly income below US
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Social work
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Ross-Sheriff, Fariyal
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Howard University
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