TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Exploring pathways from violence and HIV disclosure without consent to depression, social support, and HIV medication self-efficacy among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada JO - Health psychology open A1 - Deering, Kathleen N. A1 - Braschel, Melissa A1 - Logie, Carmen A1 - Ranville, Flo A1 - Krüsi, Andrea A1 - Duff, Putu A1 - Shannon, Kate SP - e2055102919897384 EP - e2055102919897384 VL - 7 IS - 1 N2 - We used path analysis to investigate complex pathways from HIV status disclosure without consent, physical/verbal violence and depression, social support, and HIV medication self-efficacy through mediators of HIV stigma among women living with HIV in Canada. In the final model, internalized stigma fully mediated the relationship between physical/verbal violence and reduced medication self-efficacy. Enacted stigma fully mediated the relationship between HIV status disclosure without consent and depression. Internalized stigma (β = 0.252; p < 0.001) had a significant negative direct effect on medication self-efficacy. Enacted stigma had a significant direct effect on depression (β = 0.162; p = 0.037).

FINDINGS will help improve services and interventions to promote quality of life and well-being of women living with HIV.

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LA - en SN - 2055-1029 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102919897384 ID - ref1 ER -