Table 2.
Direct and indirect effects of HIV-related stigma on viral suppression among a sample of African-American women living with HIV enrolled in the Unity Study (N = 100)
β | (95% CI) | |
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Primary model* | ||
Total effect (difference in log-odds) | −0.069 | (−0.117, −0.021) |
Direct effect | −0.085 | (−0.145, −0.025) |
Indirect effects | ||
Stigma > depression > nonadherence > viral suppression | −0.006 | (−0.045, 0.029) |
Stigma > depression > viral suppression | 0.010 | (−0.046, 0.054) |
Stigma > nonadherence > viral suppression | 0.002 | (−0.087, 0.051) |
Secondary model** | ||
Total effect (difference in log-odds) | −0.096 | (−0.016, −0.032) |
Direct effect | −0.238 | (−0.385, −0.091) |
Indirect effects | ||
Stigma > depression > nonadherence > viral suppression | −0.010 | (−0.072, 0.054) |
Stigma > depression > viral suppression | 0.064 | (−0.140, 0.206) |
Stigma > nonadherence > viral suppression | 0.009 | (−0.105, 0.107) |
Adjusted for treatment, site, age, education, time living with HIV
Adjusted for treatment, site, age, education, time living with HIV, alcohol use severity