Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 59-66 , April 2008

HIV/AIDS related stigma: Delivering appropriate nursing care

  • Ronald Vance, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ohio University, School of Nursing, Chillicothe Campus, Chillicothe, OH 45601, USA
    • ,
  • Sharon Denham, DSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ohio University School of Nursing, Athens, OH 45701, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 740 593 4494; fax: +1 740 593 0286.

References 

  1. Brown L, Macintyre K, Trujillo L. Interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: What have we learned?. AIDS Education and Prevention: Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education. 2003;15(1):49–69
  2. Bormann J, Kelly A. HIV & AIDS. Are you biased?. American Journal of Nursing. 1999;99(9):38–39
  3. Carr RL, Gramling F. Stigma: A health barrier for women with HIV/AIDS. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care: JANAC. 2004;15(5):30–39
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . HIV/AIDS surveillance report, 16. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2005;Retrieved November 16, 2007 from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/index.htm
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses—33 States, 2001–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2005;54(45):1149–1153Retrieved November 16, 2007 from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5445a1.htm
  6. Chesney MA, Smith AW. Critical delays in HIV testing and care. American Behavioral Scientist. 1999;42(7):1158–1170
  7. Crandell CS, Coleman R. AIDS related stigmatization and the disruption of social relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 1992;9:163–177
  8. Durham JD. The changing HIV/AIDS epidemic: Emerging psychosocial challenges for nurses. Mental Health Nursing. 1994;29(1):9–18
  9. Earl CE, Penney PJ. Rural nursing students knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about HIV/AIDS: A research brief. Journal of Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2003;14(4):70–73
  10. Emlet CA. Measuring stigma in older and younger adults with HIV/AIDS: An analysis of an HIV Stigma Scale and initial exploration of subscales. Research on Social Work Practice. 2005;15(4):291
  11. First annual report to congress. (2005). Engendering bold leadership: The presidents emergency plan for AIDS relief. (Retrieved January 24, 2006. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/43885.pdf)
  12. Fortenberry JD, McFarlane M, Bleakley A, Bull S, Fishbein M, Grimey D, et al. Relationships of stigma and shame to gonorrhea and HIV screening. American Journal of Public Health. 2002;92(3):378–381
  13. Jefferson D. How AIDS changed America. Newsweek (May 15). 2006;39–41
  14. Glynn K, Rhodes P. Estimated HIV prevalence in the United States at the end of 2003. 2005 National HIV Prevention Conference. Retrieved November 16, 2007 from http://www.aegis.com/conferences/NHIVPC/2005/T1-B1101.pdf2005;
  15. Gillispie LC, Davis BA. Attitudes of nurses caring for HIV/AIDS patients. Patient Care and STDs. 1996;10(5):292–295
  16. Goffman E. Stigma: Notes on the management of a spoiled identity. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall; 1963;
  17. Govonni LA. Psychological issues of AIDS in the nursing care of homosexual men and their significant others. Nursing Clinics of North America. 1988;23(4):749–764
  18. Herek G. AIDS and stigma. American Behavioral Scientist. 1999;42(7):1102–1112
  19. Herek G. Thinking about AIDS and stigma: A psychologist's perspective. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 2002;30(4):594–607
  20. Herek G, Capitanio J. Public reactions to AIDS in the United States: A second decade of stigma. American Journal of Public Health. 1993;83(4):574–577
  21. Herek G, Capitanio J, Widaman KF. HIV-related stigma and knowledge in the United States: Prevalence and trends, 1991–1999. American journal of public health. 2002;92(3):371–377
  22. Klein S, Karchner W, O'Connell D. Interventions to prevent HIV-related stigma and discrimination: Findings and recommendations for public health practice. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2002;8(6):44–53
  23. Lee RS, Kochman A, Sikkema KJ. Internalized stigma among people living with HIV–AIDS. AIDS and Behavior. 2002;6(4):309–319
  24. Link BG, Phelan JC. Conceptualizing stigma. Annual Review of Sociology. 2001;27:363–385
  25. Madru N. Stigma and HIV: Does the social response affect the natural course of the epidemic?. Journal of Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2003;14:39–48
  26. Parker R, Aggleton P. HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination: a conceptual framework and implications for action. Social Science&Medicine. 2003;57(1):13–24
  27. Pierret J. Everday life with AIDS/HIV: Surveys in the social sciences. Social science & medicine. 2000;50(11):1589–1598
  28. Preston DB, D'Augelli A, Kassab C, Cain R, Schulze F, Starks MT. The influence of stigma on the sexual risk behavior of rural men who have sex with men. AIDS Education and Prevention: Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education. 2004;16(4):291–303
  29. Pryor JB, Reeder GD, Landau S. A social-psycological analysis of HIV-related stigma. American Behavioral Scientist. 1999;42:1189–1207
  30. Reif S, Golin CE, Smith SR. Barriers to accessing HIV/AIDS care in North Carolina: Rural and urban differences. AIDS Care. 2005;17(5):558–565
  31. Sandelowski M, Lambe C, Barroso J. Stigma in HIV-positive women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2004;36(2):122–128
  32. Siminoff LA, Erlen JA, Lidz CW. Stigma, AIDS and quality of nursing care: State of the science. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 1991;16:262–269
  33. Valdiserri RO. HIV/AIDS stigma: An impediment to public health. American Journal of Public Health. 2002;92(3):341–342
  34. Wolitiski RJ, Valdiserri RO, Denning PH, Levine WC. Are we heading for a resurgence of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men?. American Journal of Public Health. 2001;91:882–888

PII: S1557-3087(07)00113-8

doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2007.11.004

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 59-66 , April 2008

Article Tools