Social support mediates the relationship between HIV stigma and depression/quality of life among people living with HIV in Beijing, China

Rao, Deepa; T Chen, W; Pearson, Cynthia; M. Simoni, Jane; I. Fredriksen‐Goldsen, Karen; M. Nelson, Kimberly; Zhao, Hongxin; Zhang, Fan

doi:10.1258/ijsa.2009.009428

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Social support mediates the relationship between HIV stigma and depression/quality of life among people living with HIV in Beijing, China

Published in International Journal of STD & AIDS • Jul 1, 2012

Authors:

Deepa Rao

W T Chen

Cynthia Pearson

Abstract

Stigma towards people living with HIV is pervasive in China and related to poor service utilization, psychosocial distress and diminished quality of life (QOL). In an effort to identify mechanisms to reduce HIV stigma and its negative consequences, we examined whether social support mediates the rel...

Subject

Psychosocial

Social support

Medicine

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