Trial reportAIDS patient care and STDs2008
Conspiracy beliefs about HIV infection are common but not associated with delayed diagnosis or adherence to care.
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- How populist-aligned views affect receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions: a systematic review of quantitative studies.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Conspiracy narratives and vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review of prevalence, impact, and interventions.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Correlates of Medical Mistrust Among Minority Women at Risk for HIV and Their Networks.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2021Article
- The Unanticipated Benefits of PrEP for Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- "A Gay Man and a Doctor are Just like, a Recipe for Destruction": How Racism and Homonegativity in Healthcare Settings Influence PrEP Uptake Among Young Black MSM.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- HIV-related 'conspiracy beliefs': lived experiences of racism and socio-economic exclusion among people living with HIV in New York City.Culture, health & sexuality · 2019Article
- Conspiracy Beliefs Are Not Necessarily a Barrier to Engagement in HIV Care Among Urban, Low-Income People of Color Living with HIV.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Article
- The Health and Sociocultural Correlates of AIDS Genocidal Beliefs and Medical Mistrust Among African American MSM.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Medical mistrust among social network members may contribute to antiretroviral treatment nonadherence in African Americans living with HIV.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2016Article
- Racial/ethnic differences in trust in health care: HIV conspiracy beliefs and vaccine research participation.Journal of general internal medicine · 2014Article
- The role of trust in delayed HIV diagnosis in a diverse, urban population.AIDS and behavior · 2013Article
- Medication-related barriers to entering HIV care.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2012Article
- Trust in physicians and racial disparities in HIV care.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2010Article
- Beliefs about participating in research among a sample of minority persons living with HIV/AIDS in New York City.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2010Article
- Conspiracy beliefs about HIV are related to antiretroviral treatment nonadherence among african american men with HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2010Article
- HIV testing and conspiracy beliefs regarding the origins of HIV among African Americans.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2009Article
- Towards a More Inclusive and Dynamic Understanding of Medical Mistrust Informed by Science.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Review
- Whose Responsibility Is It to Dismantle Medical Mistrust? Future Directions for Researchers and Health Care Providers.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Article
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Abstract
We sought to determine the prevalence of HIV conspiracy beliefs in patients with HIV and how those beliefs correlate with access and adherence to HIV care and health outcomes. From March to December 2005, 113 patients at four public facilities in Houston, Texas, diagnosed with HIV for 3 years or less, participated in a cross-sectional survey. Conspiracy beliefs were assessed with five items that dealt with HIV origin, cure, and vaccine. Medical records were reviewed for CD4 cell counts, HAART use, and appointment dates. Statistical analyses (including analysis of variance [ANOVA], chi(2) testing, and regression) determined the predictors of conspiracy beliefs and correlated them with outcomes. Sixty-three percent of the participants endorsed 1 or more conspiracy beliefs. African American patients more often held HIV conspiracy beliefs than white and other/mixed race patients (73%, 52%, 47%; p = 0.045). Persons holding 1 or more conspiracy beliefs had higher CD4 cell counts at diagnosis (254 cells/mm(3) versus 92, p = 0.03); and similar rates of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) use (73% versus 71%), 100% adherence to HAART by self-report (53% versus 45%,), mean adherence by pharmacy refill (83% versus 87%), and gaps in care greater than 120 days (49% versus 53%), compared to subjects who did not hold any conspiracy beliefs (all p > 0.40). Since recruitment focused on patients in care, patients with extreme conspiracy beliefs may be underrepresented. Despite this, more than 50% of the study population endorsed 1 or more conspiracy belief. However, these beliefs did not negatively impact access or adherence to HIV care. Efforts to improve adherence to HIV care may not need to focus on eliminating conspiracy beliefs.
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