Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9274
Title: | Impact of a multicomponent navigation strategy on stigma among people living with HIV and Kaposi’s sarcoma in Kenya: a qualitative analysis |
Authors: | Collier, Sigrid M. Semeere, Aggrey Chemtai, Linda Byakwaga, Helen Lagat, Celestine Laker-Oketta, Miriam Juliet Bramante, Juliet Pacheco, Ann Zehtab, Morvarid Strahan, Alexis G. Grant, Merridy Bogart, Laura M. Bassett, Ingrid V. Busakhala, Naftali Opakas, Jesse Martin, Jeffrey Kiprono, Samson Freeman, Esther E. |
Keywords: | HIV Kaposi’s sarcoma Stigmatizing health conditions: Skin disease, HIV, and cancer Diagnosis and treatment |
Issue Date: | 26-Feb-2024 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Pres |
Abstract: | Persons with HIV-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) experience three co-existing stigmatizing health conditions: skin disease, HIV, and cancer, which contribute to a complex experience of stigmatization and to delays in diagnosis and treatment. Despite the impor- tance of stigma among these patients, there are few proven stigma-reduction strategies for HIV-associated malignancies. Using qual- itative methods, we explore how people with HIV-associated KS in western Kenya between August 2022 and 2023 describe changes in their stigma experience after participation in a multicomponent navigation strategy, which included 1) physical navigation and care coordination, 2) video-based education with motivational survivor stories, 3) travel stipend, 4) health insurance enrollment assistance, 5) health insurance stipend, and 6) peer mentorship. A purposive sample of persons at different stages of chemotherapy treatment were invited to participate. Participants described how a multicomponent navigation strategy contributed to increased knowledge and awareness, a sense of belonging, hope to survive, encouragement, and social support, which served as stigma mitiga- tors, likely counteracting the major drivers of intersectional stigma in HIV-associated KS. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgae017 http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9274 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.