Relative importance of various measures of HIV-related stigma in predicting psychological outcomes among children affected by HIV.

摘要: To assess the relative importance of four different measures HIV-related stigma in predicting psychological problems among children affected by HIV rural China. Cross-sectional data were collected from 755 orphans (i.e., who lost one or both their parents to HIV), 466 vulnerable (children living with HIV-infected parents), and 404 comparison same community did not have illness death families. Four include perceived public against people HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), (orphans children), personal stigmatizing attitudes PLWHA, enacted HIV. Psychological included depression adjustment problems. Various independently differentially contribute children’s Enacted PLWHA are generally stronger predictors than own feelings towards PLWHA. aspects important for us understand perception, attitudes, experience HIV, including experiencing parental family communities hardly hit Future health promotion care efforts need consider effect various forms on these psychosocial well-being mobilize resources mitigate negative children.