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HIV attitudes and beliefs in U.S.-based African refugee women

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Pages 499-508 | Received 15 Oct 2019, Accepted 03 Mar 2020, Published online: 31 Mar 2020
 

ABSTRACT

Objective: The Buffalo, New York region is one of the leading refugee resettlement areas in the country, settling 94% of African refugees in 2014. However, little is known about their health beliefs, particularly regarding sexual health and HIV. This study’s purpose was to describe HIV attitudes and beliefs in a sample of African refugee women, a population that is increasingly present in the country, yet seldom represented in the literature.

Design: A convenience sample of 101 African refugee women were recruited via snowball technique in Buffalo, New York. Data were collected from July 2017–July 2018, via paper-pen survey, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: Participants had low levels of education, but high HIV screening rates. Inconsistencies between knowledge of HIV acquisition and behaviors relating to HIV positive individuals may indicate HIV stigma among the population.

Conclusion: Novel strategies geared towards educational levels and societal norms to educate African refugee women about HIV are urgently needed.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Patricia H. Garman Award (School of Nursing).

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