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. 2022 Jun;112(Suppl 4):S420–S432. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306639

TABLE 1—

Description of Included Studies Using an Intersectional Stigma Measure or Analytic Approach: HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination Measurement, January 1, 2010–May 12, 2021

Authors Setting Population Analytic Sample, No. Study Design Outcomes Studied
Baguso et al.47 United States Transgender women living with HIV 123 Cross sectional Engagement with HIV care, ART use, detectable or unknown viral load
Bogart et al.51 United States Black, African American MSM living with HIV 152 Prospective cohort ART adherence
Bogart et al.52 United States Black, African American MSM living with HIV 181 Cross sectional (baseline survey as part of prospective study) Depression, PTSD
Bogart et al.53 United States Black and Latino MSM living with HIV 181 Black participants, 167 Latino participants Prospective (Black participants), cross sectional (Latino participants) Side effect severity, AIDS symptoms, CD4 cell count, undetectable viral load, emergency department use
Calabrese et al.54 Russia People living with HIV who inject drugs 383 Cross sectional Health status, health service use
Carrasco et al.55 Dominican Republic Cis-gender female sex workers living with HIV 228 Cross sectional (follow-up data from a prospective cohort study) Consistent condom use, social cohesion
Dale and Safren48 United States Cis-gender Black women living with HIV 100 Cross sectional (baseline data from an intervention study) PTSD symptoms, posttraumatic cognitions
Dale et al.49 United States Cis-gender Black women living with HIV 100 Cross sectional (baseline data from an intervention study) Barriers to HIV-related care
Earnshaw et al.56 United States Clients living with HIV at a community clinic who reported use of illicit substances, misuse of prescription drugs, or use of alcohol in the past 3 months 85 Cross sectional Depressive symptoms
Earnshaw et al.57 United States Black gay and bisexual men who were newly diagnosed with HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis; 31.8% of participants were diagnosed with HIV 151 Prospective cohort HIV/STI internalized stigma
English et al.58 United States Sexual minority men (biologically and self-identified as male and as gay, bisexual, or another nonheterosexual identity); the sample was composed of Black (42.7%), Latino (30.0%), and multiracial (25.3%) participants, 57.1% of whom were living with HIV 170 Prospective cohort Substance use (drug use and heavy drinking), emotion regulation difficulties
Logie et al.59 Canada Women living with HIV who were members of marginalized communities (including indigenous, Black, and transgender communities) represented in Canada’s HIV epidemic 1367 Cross sectional ART adherence, CD4 count, viral load
Reisen et al.60 United States Latino gay men living with HIV 301 Cross sectional Depression, gay collective identity
Vetrova et al.61 Russia People living with HIV who injected drugs and had a documented ART naive status (i.e., they had never started treatment) 188 Observational prospective cohort Access to health care, use of health care
Yang et al.62 China MSM living with HIV 193 Cross sectional (baseline survey as part of prospective study) Depression, anxiety, psychological resilience, quality of life
Yang et al.50 Botswana Clients living with HIV from a dedicated infectious disease center and members of the general community without a reported HIV status 38 focus groups, 46 in-depth Interviews Mixed methods Scale development: construct validity examined with validated HIV stigma scale, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and social support

Note. ART = antiretroviral therapy; MSM = men who have sex with men; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; STI = sexually transmitted infection. A total of 16 studies were included in the review.