01794nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653003000081653001500111653001000126653002000136653001100156653001100167653001600178653001900194653002400213653002100237653001700258653001600275100001500291700001500306700001300321700001200334700001500346700001200361245007800373856007700451300001100528490000700539520088400546022001401430       2013                            d10aAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome10aAdaptation, Psychological10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAnti-HIV Agents10aFemale10aHumans10aMiddle Aged10aPilot Projects10aProspective Studies10aRural Population10aStereotyping10aYoung Adult1 aNyamathi A1 aEkstrand M1 aSalem BE1 aSinha S1 aGanguly KK1 aLeake B00aImpact of Asha intervention on stigma among rural Indian women with AIDS.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725982/pdf/nihms474234.pdf  a867-830 v353 a<p>Rural women living with HIV/AIDS (WLA) in India face multifarious challenges which affect access to antiretroviral regimens and management of HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this pilot study, using cluster randomization, is to compare the effectiveness of the Asha-Life (AL) intervention, delivered by HIV-trained village women, Asha (Accredited Social Health Activists), with a usual care group on reduction of internalized stigma and avoidant coping among 68 WLA in rural India over a 6-month period. The findings demonstrated that participation in the AL intervention was associated with significant reductions in internalized stigma and the use of avoidant coping strategies at follow-up. The findings of our study are promising in terms of the role rural village women (Asha) may play in reducing internalized stigma and avoidant coping in the lives of rural WLA in India.</p>
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