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. 2021 Dec;25(12):4000-4007.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03321-w. Epub 2021 May 27.

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

Sannisha K Dale  1 , Yue Pan  2 , Nadine Gardner  3 , Sherence Saunders  3 , Ian A Wright  4 , Cheri M Nelson  2 , Jingxin Liu  2 , Arnetta Phillips  3 , Gail H Ironson  3 , Allan E Rodriguez  5 , Maria L Alcaide  5 , Steven A Safren  3 , Daniel J Feaster  2
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Daily Microaggressions and Related Distress among Black Women Living with HIV during the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Black Lives Matter Protests

Sannisha K Dale et al. AIDS Behav. 2021 Dec.

Abstract
in English, Spanish

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.

Las mujeres de raza negra que viven con el VIH (MNVV) en los EE. UU. enfrentan microagresiones basadas en la raza, el género, el estado serológico del VIH y la orientación sexual. Examinamos los cambios en las microagresiones diarias y el estrés relacionado entre 143 MNVV en Miami, FL. El estrés relacionado con la microagresión aumentó del 52% en la línea de base/octubre, alcanzó un máximo del 70% durante las vacaciones (noviembre/diciembre), disminuyó al 55% en marzo cuando comenzó el distanciamiento social por el COVID-19 y alcanzó un máximo del 83% en junio/julio de 2020 durante las protestas generalizadas de Black Lives Matters. La supresión viral inicial se asoció con menores microagresiones durante los 9 meses. El estrés relacionada con la microagresión puede cambiar debido al contexto social y se necesitan investigaciones sobre las microagresiones y la carga viral con el tiempo.

Keywords: Black lives matter; Black women living with HIV; COVID-19; Microaggression; Viral suppression.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors declare that they do not have conflicts of interest.

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Estimated probability of daily microaggressions and distress between October 2019 to July 2020
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