HIV, Stigma and Me

HIV, Stigma and Me

November 8, 2012

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Welcome & Overview- 5 mins The Stigma of HIV/AIDS – 30

mins Panel Discussion on Stigma,

20 mins Wrap-up & Evaluation, 5 minsMichael Hager

in+care Campaign ManagerNational Quality CenterNew York, NYmichael@nationalqualitycenter.org

Conversation opportunities throughout webinar

Agenda

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This Partners in+care webinar is offered as part of the in+care Campaign. The in+care Campaign is a national effort to improve retention in HIV care. Webinars are one of many Partners in+care activities designed to engage people living with HIV/AIDS and their allies in the in+care Campaign.

Welcome & Overview

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar you will know:

What is stigma Characteristics of different

types of stigma Examples of how stigma affects

Persons Living with HIV How to combat stigma-related

barriers in HIV care

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Pop-up Question

YesNo

I am not HIV+

How great a factor is stigma in HIV care?

Has stigma ever kept you from accessing your clinical HIV

services?

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YesNo

I don’t know

HIV Stigma and Me - Our Goal

Do you think that we can overcome stigma

even if we can’t eliminate it?

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The Stigma of HIV/AIDS

•What is stigma? A theoretical analysis of four manifestations of stigma•Applying this theory to HIV-related stigma:

• Public Stigma• Self-Stigma• Stigma by Association• Structural Stigma

•Common elements of effective interventions – what works?

John B. Pryor, PhDDistinguished Professor of

PsychologyIllinois State UniversityNormal, ILpryor@ilstu.edu

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What is Stigma?

• The term stigma can be traced to the Ancient Greeks who used tattoos, scars, or brands to mark slaves, deserters, or criminals as people of reproach and disgrace.

• Goffman (1963) described stigma as a sign or mark designating the bearer as spoiled, flawed, or compromised—someone less than fully human.

• More recently, Dovidio, Major, & Crocker (2000) defined stigma as "a social construction that involves at least two fundamental components: (1) the recognition of difference based on some distinguishing characteristic, or 'mark'; and (2) a consequent devaluation of the person” (p. 3).

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Three Social Psychological Functions of Stigma

(Phelan, Link, & Dovidio, 2008)

• To keep people down – stigmas help to legitimize and perpetuate social inequities (i.e., provide justification for the exploitation and dominance of lower status groups)

• To make people conform - stigmas help to enforce social norms by serving as a punishment to those who choose non-conformity

• To keep people away – stigmas trigger avoidance responses to a broad class of deviant human characteristics that potentially signal risk of infection

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Four Manifestations of Stigma(Pryor & Reeder, 2011)

1)Public stigma – people’s social and psychological reactions to someone with a perceived stigma

2) Self-stigma – how one reacts to the possession of a stigma

3) Stigma by association – social and psychological reactions to people who are somehow associated with a stigmatized person or how people react to being associated with a stigmatized person

4) Structural stigma – the legitimatization and perpetuation of a stigmatized status by society’s institutions and ideological systems

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A Dynamic Model of the Four Manifestations of Stigma

Stigma by Associatio

n

Public Stigma

Self-Stigma

StructuralStigma

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Applying the Stigma Model to HIV

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Public Stigma

• Social psychologists view negative reactions to a perceived stigma as a form of prejudice.

• Prejudice is essentially a negative attitude toward people perceived to be members of an out-group.

• Stigmatized out-groups often have less social power than in-groups.

US THEM

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Tri-Part Conceptual Model of Public Stigma

CognitiveComponent

BehavioralComponent

AffectiveComponent

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Cognitive Components of Reactions to Perceived

HIV-Related StigmaStereotypes about PLWHA

• Connections to sexual orientation and drug use

Beliefs about blame• Belief that bad things happen to bad people

Conceptions of risk and transmission• Risks associated with casual contact

Beliefs about prejudice• Are negative reactions to PLWHA seen as a

form of prejudice?

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Affective (emotional) components of reactions to perceived HIV-related

Stigma• Affective reactions can be positive (e.g.,

compassion, empathy) or negative (e.g., fear, disgust, anger, etc.)

• Affective reactions can be automatic (spontaneous or reflexive) or derived from conscious deliberation

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Behavioral components of reactions to perceived HIV-related stigma

• Avoidance (or approach) – a general behavioral tendency• Harassment, ridicule, & ostracism• Discrimination

• Employment• Housing• Educational opportunities• Access to medical care• Insurance

• Pro-social behavior – the flip side of discrimination – social support

• Support for public policies• Coercive policies• Anti-discrimination policies

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What is self- stigma?

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Self-stigma – derived from enacted (actual) or perceived (anticipated) social

experiences • Related to knowledge of public reactions to stigma –

reflected appraisals of others• Label avoidance

• Avoiding HIV testing• Avoiding disclosure of HIV status• Avoiding treatment• Avoiding safer sex

• Withdrawal from situations where ill treatment might occur – social isolation

• Internalization of the negative label• Reduction of self-esteem & self-efficacy• Hopelessness and depression• Reduced Immune functioning

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Stigma by Association Goffman called this courtesy stigma

• To some degree all of the public stigma reactions to PLWHA are also experienced by uninfected people who are somehow associated with PLWHA

• HIV-related stigma affects families – shame & disclosure concerns

• Stigma-by-Association contributes to burnout among care-givers and health care providers

• Being associated with a PLWHA may contribute to psychological distress

• Concern about stigma by association contributes to social avoidance

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Examples of stigmatizing government laws and policies in the U.S.•Until recently the U.S. government banned individuals with HIV from entering the United States as tourists, workers or immigrants•The U.S. Foreign Service still refuses to hire applicants with HIV. •The Transportation Security Administration has refused to hire applicants who are HIV+.•34 states and 2 U.S. territories have criminal statutes based on perceived exposure to HIV, and prosecutions for alleged exposure to HIV have occurred in at least 39 states.

Structural Stigma

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Examples of stigmatizing government laws and policies in the U.S.•Public stigma toward persons living with HIV/AIDS is related to the perceived connections of HIV/AIDS to other stigmas (e.g., homosexuality)• Policies of private and governmental institutions that have a negative impact people with these related stigmas also serve to legitimize and perpetuate HIV-related stigma

Structural Stigma

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AfricanAmerican

sMSM

IV DrugUsers

Stigmas Related to HIV in the US

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AfricanAmerican

sMSM

IV DrugUsers

Societal Responses to Related Stigmas in the USSexual

PrejudiceRacism

Criminalizationof drug

addiction

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Related Structural Stigmain the United States

• Sexual prejudice – state laws in the US banning gay marriage, Federal Defense of Marriage Act

• Institutional racism – 1 in 7 US Black men between ages 25 & 29 are in prison

• Criminalization of Drug Addiction – Although the Federal funding ban on syringe exchange was rescinded recently, syringe exchange remains illegal in 15 states

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Is it possible?

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Some Common Sense steps in Conducting a Stigma Reduction

Intervention1) Identify the manifestations you want to target2) Specify how you will measure stigma reduction3) Identify some effective components of past

interventions4) Taylor intervention components to your

audience5) Evaluate your intervention’s outcomes and be

prepared to adjust your ongoing plan

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Components of Effective Interventions• Education – just the facts…“HIV 101”…still

important in 2012 (for all manifestations)

• Counseling – one-on-one & support groups, helping people cope with HIV as a disease and as a stigma (self-stigma & stigma-by-association)

• Coping Skills Acquisition – master imagery and group desensitization are two techniques for acquiring coping skills (public stigma)

• Contact with PLWHA – one-on-one, with a public speaker, or through media (public stigma)

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Take Home Messages of Today’s Talk1. Stigma is a multi-dimensional concept. Public

stigma, self-stigma, stigma by association, and structural stigma represent different, but inter-related manifestations of stigma.

2. While public stigma is theorized to be pivotal to the other manifestations of stigma more research is needed that examines the inter-relationships empirically.

3. Stigma reduction interventions should identify specific manifestions of stigma for potential change and include evaluation measures that are appropriate

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Stigma and Retention in CarePanel Discussion - Introduction

John B. Pryor, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Psychology Illinois State UniversityNormal, ILpryor@ilstu.edu

Kathleen Clanon, MD

Medical Director Health Program of Alameda CountyLong time HIV Specialist PhysicianOakland, CAkclanon@jba-cht.com

Adam Thompson

Peer ConsultantNational Quality CenterPLWHCharlottesville, VAAdamTThompson@gmail.com

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Let us know your experiences in the chat room!

What is one way we can reduce the impact of HIV-related

stigma in ourselves, and our clinics and communities?

Speaking from Experience:Stigma in HIV/AIDS Care

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Let us know your experiences in the chat room!

What change is needed to ensure that HIV-related stigma

does not keep persons from accessing clinical care?

Speaking from Experience:Stigma in HIV/AIDS Care

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Pop-up Question

More likely than before I watched this program

No more or less likely than before I watched this program

Less likely than before I watched this program

Working in a Stigmatizing World

How likely are you to reevaluate the way you combat stigma in your

life and clinic?

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