Daily Microaggressions and Related Distress among Black Women Living with HIV during the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Black Lives Matter Protests

Black women living with HIV (BWLWH) in the U.S. face microaggressions based on race, gender, HIV-status, and sexual orientation. We examined changes in daily microaggressions and related distress among 143 BWLWH in Miami, FL. Microaggression-related distress increased from 52% at baseline/October, p...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2021-12, Vol.25 (12), p.4000-4007
Main Authors: Dale, Sannisha K., Pan, Yue, Gardner, Nadine, Saunders, Sherence, Wright, Ian A., Nelson, Cheri M., Liu, Jingxin, Phillips, Arnetta, Ironson, Gail H., Rodriguez, Allan E., Alcaide, Maria L., Safren, Steven A., Feaster, Daniel J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Black Lives Matter movement
Black people
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Female
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Holidays & special occasions
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Microaggressions
Original Paper
Pandemics
Psychological distress
Public Health
Racism
SARS-CoV-2
Sexual behavior
Sexual orientation
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social environment
Social interactions
STD
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Black women living with HIV (BWLWH) in the U.S. face microaggressions based on race, gender, HIV-status, and sexual orientation. We examined changes in daily microaggressions and related distress among 143 BWLWH in Miami, FL. Microaggression-related distress increased from 52% at baseline/October, peaked at 70% during the holidays (November/December), declined to 55% in March when COVID-19 social distancing began, and peaked to 83% in June/July 2020 during widespread Black Lives Matters protests. Baseline viral suppression was associated with lower microaggressions across the 9-months. Microaggression-related distress may change due to social context and research is needed on microaggressions and viral load overtime.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-021-03321-w