作者: Brian T. Chan , Alexander C. Tsai , Mark J. Siedner
关键词: Social issues 、 Medicine 、 Developing country 、 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 、 Demography 、 Young adult 、 Gerontology 、 Linear regression 、 Population 、 Confidence interval 、 Stigma (botany)
摘要: Objectives. We estimated the association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and HIV-related stigma at population level in sub-Saharan Africa.Methods. examined trends ART coverage Africa during 2003 to 2013 using longitudinal, population-based data on from Joint United Nations Program HIV/AIDS Demographic Health Surveys AIDS Indicator Surveys. fitted 2 linear regression models with country fixed effects, percentage of men or women reporting as dependent variable people living HIV explanatory variable.Results. Eighteen countries were included our analysis. For each 1% increase coverage, we observed a statistically significant decrease (b = −0.226; P = .007; 95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.383, −0.070) (b = −0.281; P = .009; CI = −0.480, −0.082...