HIV Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90005, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2010 Oct;14(5):1149-58. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9666-3.
Social support and stress have been poorly characterized for persons with HIV, particularly for racial/ethnic minorities. To address this gap, data on general and HIV-specific support and stress and social network characteristics were collected for 399 African American and Latino women and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Los Angeles County. African American (mean = 41; SD = 17) and Latina (mean = 40; SD = 19) women reported the highest general support. Stress was also highest for Latina women (mean = 18; SD = 11) and higher compared to Latino and African American MSM. African American and Latina women reported receiving most of their social support and stress from family members, while African American and Latino MSM received their support and stress from friends and providers. Finally, Latina and African American women disclosed their HIV status to more network members and received more HIV-specific support compared to MSM. Interventions are needed to help Latino and African American MSM enhance their support networks to manage a stigmatized illness.
社会支持和压力在 HIV 感染者中描述不足，特别是在少数族裔中。为了解决这一差距，对在洛杉矶县与男性发生性关系的 399 名非裔美国人和拉丁裔男女（MSM）进行了一般和 HIV 特异性支持和压力以及社交网络特征的数据收集。非裔美国女性（均值=41；SD=17）和拉丁裔女性（均值=40；SD=19）报告了最高的一般支持。拉丁裔女性的压力也最高（均值=18；SD=11），并且高于拉丁裔和非裔美国 MSM。非裔美国和拉丁裔女性报告说，她们从家庭成员那里获得了大部分的社会支持和压力，而非裔美国和拉丁裔 MSM 则从朋友和提供者那里获得了支持和压力。最后，拉丁裔和非裔美国女性向更多的网络成员透露了她们的 HIV 状况，并获得了更多的 HIV 特异性支持，与 MSM 相比。需要干预措施来帮助拉丁裔和非裔美国 MSM 加强他们的支持网络，以应对这种污名化的疾病。
