TY - JOUR
KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Anti-HIV Agents
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pilot Projects
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Rural Population
KW - Stereotyping
KW - Young Adult
AU - Nyamathi A
AU - Ekstrand M
AU - Salem BE
AU - Sinha S
AU - Ganguly KK
AU - Leake B
AB - <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>

BT - Western journal of nursing research
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539322?dopt=Abstract</p>

DO - 10.1177/0193945913482050
IS - 7
J2 - West J Nurs Res
LA - eng
N2 - <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>

PY - 2013
SP - 867
EP - 83
T2 - Western journal of nursing research
TI - Impact of Asha intervention on stigma among rural Indian women with AIDS.
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725982/pdf/nihms474234.pdf
VL - 35
SN - 1552-8456
ER -