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Association Between Maternal HIV Stigma Among South Indian Mothers Living with HIV and the CD4 Count of Children Living with HIV

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: HIV stigma takes a multidimensional toll on a mother's ability to care for herself and subsequently may impact her ability to care for her child, particularly when mother and child are seroconcordant. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted to examine the association between maternal HIV stigma and child CD4 count in rural India. We assessed 108 mother-child dyads and found that a one-unit increase in community stigma fear decreased child CD4 count by 352 cells (95% CI = - 603, - 102), highlighting the need to develop a better understanding of the consequences of HIV-related stigma on the compounded burden of care in households where mother and child both live with HIV.

Source: AIDS and Behavior

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03537-w

Authors: Valerie PhamDo, Adeline M. Nyamathi, Maria L. Ekstrand, Sanjeev Sinha, Kartik Yadav, Sanghyuk S. Shin

Institutions: University of California, Irvine, University of California, San Francisco, St. John's Research Institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,860