Project 411805

How does gender minority stress 'get under the skin'?: Multi-level stigma, multi-dimensional stress and premature aging for transgender women living with HIV

411805

How does gender minority stress 'get under the skin'?: Multi-level stigma, multi-dimensional stress and premature aging for transgender women living with HIV

$150,000
Project Information
Study Type: Unclear
Research Theme: Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Institution & Funding
Principal Investigator(s): Rich, Ashleigh J
Supervisor(s): Poteat, Tonia
Institution: University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
CIHR Institute: Gender and Health
Program: CIHR Fellowship
Peer Review Committee: Health Research Training A - Post-PhD (HTA)
Competition Year: 2019
Term: 3 yrs 0 mth
Abstract Summary

In the context of demonstrated health disparities among transgender women living with HIV, particularly Black and Latina transgender women living with HIV, this postdoctoral research program will leverage existing data from the first United States National Institutes of Health-funded longitudinal cohort of Black and Latina transgender women living with HIV (LITE Plus), to investigate the stress pathway linking multi-level stigma, multi-dimensional stress and premature aging for this HIV key population. Specific objectives are to: (1) investigate the impact of multi-level intersectional stigma on perceived stress; (2) quantify the correlation between perceived stress and physiologic stress; and (3) analyze the effect of perceived stress on premature aging for Black and Latina transgender women living with HIV.

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Keywords
Epidemiology Hiv/Aids Multi-Dimensional Stress Multi-Level Stigma Premature Aging Transgender