Experiences of HIV stigma in rural Southern religious settings

Q1 Social Sciences

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Pub Date : 2018-10-02 DOI:10.1080/17542863.2018.1556718

Caleb N. Chadwick, L. Brinkley-Rubinstein, M. McCormack, Abbey K. Mann

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Experiences of stigma, including stigma in religious settings, among individuals who are HIV positive have been widely documented. However, research related to stigma has predominantly focussed on urban locations. As a result, stigma incurred via religious settings in non-urban areas has been underexplored. The aim of this study is to uncover the experiences of individuals who are HIV positive with religious institutions, leaders and congregants in the non-urban American South. A total of 22 participants were interviewed. Experiences with stigma were pervasive with participants often describing anticipation of future stigma (often based on past negative experiences), the experience of stigma, and, for some participants, intersectional or layered stigma related to being both gay, or being perceived as gay, and HIV positive. Our findings suggest that the conditions of the non-urban setting in which this research took place made specific contributions to participants’ experiences of stigma.

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南方农村宗教环境中艾滋病污名化的经验

HIV阳性个体的耻辱感经历，包括宗教环境中的耻辱感，已被广泛记录。然而，与病耻感相关的研究主要集中在城市地区。因此，在非城市地区通过宗教环境产生的耻辱尚未得到充分探讨。这项研究的目的是揭示在非城市美国南部的宗教机构、领导人和会众中艾滋病毒阳性个体的经历。共有22名参与者接受了采访。污名化的经历普遍存在，参与者经常描述对未来污名化的预期(通常基于过去的负面经历)，污名化的经历，以及对一些参与者来说，与同性恋或被视为同性恋和艾滋病毒阳性相关的交叉或分层污名化。我们的研究结果表明，本研究发生的非城市环境条件对参与者的污名体验有特定的贡献。

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International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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