Exploring the Psychosocial Needs of Third Gender People Living with HIV in Hyderabad, India

Azhar, Sameena; Vaudrey, Jason

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-96386-6_9

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“…Women diagnosed with HIV infection are vulnerable to a range of negative impacts, including mental health issues. This study highlights that these women experience various mental health challenges, including stress, depression, anxiety, fear, sadness, and feelings of guilt, that are in line with findings of previous studies [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 33 ]. As is the experience of many other WLHIV in general [ 8 , 12 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], a fear of death and shame due to HIV infection were two prevalent factors that contributed to mental health challenges facing these mothers.…”

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“…Our study also reports novel findings on factors associated with mental health challenges facing mothers living with HIV, which have not been explored previously [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 33 ]. For these mothers, having a child diagnosed with HIV doubled the existing burden as it shifted their focus and attention from themselves to their child’s health, and made them feel even more stressed, scare, and uncertain.…”

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“…Existing evidence has suggested that HIV in women in general leads to a range of mental health challenges, including stress, anxiety, depression, sadness, and embarrassment [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. The stressors for these mental health issues in WLHIV vary and include advanced stage of HIV infection, weakened physical condition, and the fear of a breach of the confidentiality of their HIV status, which may cause further negative impacts on themselves and their family [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Other stressors include fear of transmitting HIV to their unborn babies, the burden of being a caretaker for their children, concerns about their future and the future of their children, and a lack of resources needed to support their children and family [ 5 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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“…Other stressors include fear of transmitting HIV to their unborn babies, the burden of being a caretaker for their children, concerns about their future and the future of their children, and a lack of resources needed to support their children and family [ 5 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Similarly, the lack of social support, the experience of social rejection and social isolation, avoidance by family members, internalised or perceived stigma [ 5 , 9 , 13 , 15 , 19 , 20 ], and poor economic conditions [ 7 , 10 , 16 ] are also reported determinants for depression, anxiety, fear, and worry among WLHIV. Additional factors such as low level of education attainment, cessation of a relationship with a partner or divorce, a partner’s death, family misfortune, family food insecurity, and treatment failure [ 7 , 10 , 12 , 19 , 20 ], are all predictors of negative impacts to mental health challenges.…”

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Mental Health Challenges and the Associated Factors in Women Living with HIV Who Have Children Living with HIV in Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

Fauk

Merry

Mwanri

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Women living with HIV (WLHIV) are vulnerable to various mental health challenges. However, there is a paucity of studies globally and in the Indonesian context that have specifically explored mental health challenges among mothers living with HIV who also have children living with HIV (CLHIV). This qualitative study explored mental health challenges and the associated factors in mothers living with HIV who have CLHIV in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In-depth interviews were employed to collect data from the participants (n = 23) who were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. A qualitative data analysis framework was used to guide the analysis of the findings. The findings showed that the mothers experienced a range of mental health issues due to their own, and their child’s diagnoses of stress, depression, anxiety, fear, sadness, and guilt. Lack of knowledge about HIV, fear of death, shame, not knowing whom to talk with and what to do after their own HIV diagnosis, and the HIV diagnosis of their children were factors that challenged their mental health. Difficulties in dealing with daily life or social activities of their CLHIV, dilemmas in addressing questions and complaints of their CLHIV about HIV treatment, and concerns about the health condition of their CLHIV and how their children cope with any potential negative social impacts also impacted the mothers’ mental health. Social factors such as unsympathetic expressions from friends towards them and their CLHIV and negatively worded religious-related advice from parents and relatives also contributed to their poor mental health. Our findings indicate the need for intervention programs that support mothers living with HIV and their CLHIV. Future large-scale studies involving mothers living with HIV who have CLHIV in Indonesia and other settings globally are needed to obtain a comprehensive understanding of mental health challenges and the associated factors they face.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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confidence: 99%

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Mental Health Challenges and the Associated Factors in Women Living with HIV Who Have Children Living with HIV in Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

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Associations between HIV stigma, gender, and depression among people living with HIV in Hyderabad, India

Azhar

Jokhakar

Vaudrey

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Journal Community Psychology

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The goal of this study was to explore the association between HIV stigma and depression and whether gender moderated this relationship. The theoretical framework for the study combined an adapted version of Goffman's conceptualization of stigma with gender role theory. We surveyed 150 individuals living with HIV in Hyderabad, India (51 cisgender women, 49 cisgender men, and 50 third gender people) on their experiences with HIV stigma. While third gender people had statistically higher scores for HIV stigma over their cisgender counterparts, the association between each of three different forms of stigma (internalized stigma, perceived stigma, and experienced stigma) on depression was negatively moderated by third gender status. This demonstrates that third gender research participants who experienced certain forms of HIV stigma were less likely to be depressed than cisgender participants. These findings indicate resilience amongst third gender people living with HIV and can be used to better tailor social policies and gender-affirming HIV care programs in south India.

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Exploring the Psychosocial Needs of Third Gender People Living with HIV in Hyderabad, India

Cited by 7 publications

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Mental Health Challenges and the Associated Factors in Women Living with HIV Who Have Children Living with HIV in Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

Mental Health Challenges and the Associated Factors in Women Living with HIV Who Have Children Living with HIV in Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

Associations between HIV stigma, gender, and depression among people living with HIV in Hyderabad, India

(Un)Natural Bodies: Transphobia and the Visualization of Violence on Trans People in Malayalam Cinema

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