Children's Attitudes Toward People With AIDS in Puerto Rico: Exploring Stigma Through Drawings and Stories

González-Rivera, Milagritos; Bauermeister, José A.

doi:10.1177/1049732306297758

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“…This method has also been employed to document respondents' attitudes and understanding about communicable diseases. Gonzales-Rivera and Bauermeister (2007) used drawings to assess Puerto Rican children's attitudes toward persons with AIDS; Locsin, Barnard, Matua, and Bongomin (2003) employed illustrations to obtain insight into Ebola survivors' experiences; and DeAngelo (2000, 2001) elicited drawings of viruses from university students and used them in her subsequent study of threat and stigma associated with microorganisms and contagion.…”

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Use of Drawings to Explore U.S. Women's Perspectives on Why People Might Decline HIV Testing

Mays

Sturm

et al. 2011

Health Care for Women International

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The purpose of this research is to explore women's perspectives about reasons why persons might decline HIV testing through drawings and verbal descriptions. We asked 30 participants to draw a person that would NOT get tested for HIV and then explain drawings. Using qualitative content analysis, we extracted seven themes. We found apprehension about knowing the result of a HIV test to be the most commonly identified theme in women's explanations of those who would not get tested. This technique was well received and its use is extended to HIV issues.

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Use of Drawings to Explore U.S. Women's Perspectives on Why People Might Decline HIV Testing

Mays

Sturm

et al. 2011

Health Care for Women International

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“…Both of these studies (one focused on children and the other focused on impoverished women living in Puerto Rico) found high levels of stigmatizing and discriminatory attitudes (Norman et al, 2009;Gonzalez-Rivera and Bauermeister, 2007). The remaining eight focused on a variety of issues related to stigma toward PLWHA among PLWHA, including men who have sex with men , HIV-positive youths and adolescents (Fortenberry et al, 2012;Martinez et al, 2012).…”

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The association of layered stigma and sympathy toward persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Puerto Rico

Norman¹

2015

J. AIDS HIV Res.

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To assess the levels of sympathy expressed toward various persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) associated with different target groups and to identify the factors associated with sympathy expressed toward various types of PLWHA. Data were collected from 832 HIV-negative female residents of public housing in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Less sympathy was expressed toward drug-using PLWHA when compared to normative contracted cases of HIV/AIDS. They also expressed less sympathy for drugusing PLWHA when compared to non-normative cases of HIV/AIDS. There was no difference in the level of sympathy expressed toward normative compared to non-normative cases of HIV/AIDS. Those respondents who reported knowing a friend or family member living with HIV/AIDS, those who reported being very spiritual, and those with post-high-school education, were more likely to express sympathy toward PLWHA. Findings of these analyses were not consistent with previous research with respect to varying level of negative attitudes toward PLWHA. The findings are important because they shed light on the varying negative attitudes towards PLWHA. As such, messages and interventions must be cognizant of the cultural contexts in which PLWHA live when developing anti-HIV stigma programs and not just the at-risk groups with which the PLWHA are associated.

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“…cancer) (Gonzalez-Rivera & Bauermesiter, 2007). No other studies were identified that examined attitudes toward PLWHA living in Puerto Rico.…”

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The effect of sympathy on discriminatory attitudes toward persons living with HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico: a hierarchical analysis of women living in public housing

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As the number of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) continues to increase in Puerto Rico, it becomes increasingly important to address the issues of stigma and other discriminatory attitudes. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to examine the attitudes toward PLWHA of a large sample of women living in public housing in Puerto Rico, including sympathy and support for PLWHA in the workplace and in school. A total of 1138 women completed a self-administered 218-item survey made up of questions that measured HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Levels of sympathy varied depending upon the target group, with HIV-infected drug users receiving the least sympathy. Most women reported that HIV-positive teachers should be allowed to teach and that HIV-positive children should be allowed to attend school. However, a significantly lower percentage reported that HIV-infected nurses should be allowed to continue working. Women who were more sympathetic toward PLWHA were more tolerant of PLWHA in the workplace and school, while those with inaccurate knowledge concerning HIV transmission were less tolerant. Also, those who knew a PLWHA were more tolerant. Levels of discriminatory attitudes in Puerto Rico are high and warrant both individual- and societal-level interventions.

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Children's Attitudes Toward People With AIDS in Puerto Rico: Exploring Stigma Through Drawings and Stories

Cited by 28 publications

References 35 publications

Use of Drawings to Explore U.S. Women's Perspectives on Why People Might Decline HIV Testing

Use of Drawings to Explore U.S. Women's Perspectives on Why People Might Decline HIV Testing

The association of layered stigma and sympathy toward persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Puerto Rico

The effect of sympathy on discriminatory attitudes toward persons living with HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico: a hierarchical analysis of women living in public housing

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