Time to Make Health Services Safe from Stigma: Voices of Canadian Aboriginal People Living with HIV/AIDS and Health Care Providers R. Jackson, Lynne MacLean,

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Time to Make Health Services Safe from Stigma: Voices of Canadian Aboriginal People Living with HIV/AIDS and Health Care Providers R. Jackson, Lynne MacLean, Lynne Leonard, Judy Mill, Frances Reintjes, Wendy Austin, Claudette Dumont-Smith, and Nancy Edwards XVI International AIDS Conference Toronto, Ontario – August 13 to 18 th, 2006

Purpose of Research To explore the experience of stigma among individuals with HIV/AIDS; To explore the experience of stigma among individuals with HIV/AIDS; To develop an intervention for the provision of health services to persons with HIV that mitigates the impact of stigma; and To develop an intervention for the provision of health services to persons with HIV that mitigates the impact of stigma; and To optimize access to health services for this population. To optimize access to health services for this population.

Design and Methods Participatory Action Research Participatory Action Research Edmonton and Ottawa (n=11) Edmonton and Ottawa (n=11) In-depth interviews with 33 individuals living with HIV In-depth interviews with 33 individuals living with HIV 16 Aboriginal and 17 non-Aboriginal 16 Aboriginal and 17 non-Aboriginal Interviews and focus groups with health care workers Interviews and focus groups with health care workers 27 HCW including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and dentists 27 HCW including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and dentists Analysis (audio-recorded, transcribed, coded using QSR*N6 to identify major themes Analysis (audio-recorded, transcribed, coded using QSR*N6 to identify major themes

Key Findings Layering of stigma Layering of stigma Barriers to service access Barriers to service access Importance of Trust Importance of Trust Connection between stigma and culture Connection between stigma and culture Recommendations Recommendations

Layering of Stigma Aboriginal Persons Living with HIV/AIDS I went the one day [to the hospital], but then they tried to kick me out; they thought I was just a drunk off the street I just didn’t want to be put in that category because I was already dealing with a lot of other issues being – one, being Native; two, being in jail because I’m, you know, a Native. So – I didn’t want to be put, black labeled Service Provider But if [stigma is] REALLY strong then it sounds like it would be more counter- therapeutic to put them in the group. Sometimes heterosexual men that have gotten HIV through IV drug use, they’ll, we wouldn’t put those individuals in the group; it’s primarily, actually, gay men living with HIV. Even though it’s open to everyone … we wouldn’t put someone that has negative thoughts about gay men with HIV in the group because that would traumatize the other group members.

Barriers to Service Access Aboriginal Person living with HIV/AIDS And the women’s group, they don’t have that at [the Aboriginal Centre]. So – sometimes – its not comfortable just being Aboriginal [there]. Well he just kind of acted like he didn’t want to; he didn’t want nobody around him like that. I was HIV+, so I just didn’t bother mentioning it to him. He didn’t bring it up no more. He fixed my, pulled all my teeth, fixed me. It was good [but] I don’t have to see him no more Service Provider But patient confidentiality – we really try to avoid any crowding at the front desk. We’ll tell people to stand back and give people spaces when they’re discussing what they’re coming in for. We were always infectious disease, but there were certain days just HIV. So what we try to do now is we put other patients in, so we have different clientele in the waiting room. So this way, you don’t know why you’re there.

Importance of Trust Aboriginal Persons Living with HIV/AIDS “Oh – it’s just a drunken Indian, I can’t do nothing for her.” So, not much I could do about it. I couldn’t even get her to see a doctor anymore, she just refused, stayed on the reserve. Service Provider I’d say I’ve made a good relationship with most of the people here that I deal with, because I was at the front desk, and they saw me in one role, and then I gained their trust, and now I’m in the clinic. […] So, there’s humor sometimes, [pause] or I offer them to go off to the main lab.

Connection between Stigma and Culture Aboriginal Persons Living with HIV/AIDS I: Have you used their services quite a bit? P: Well, maybe the women’s healing circle or just [to] talk about our problems. I: Okay. P: In our language – it helps. Service Provider What I want to say is that it is very clear to me that, when APPROPRIATE services are provided, by appropriate, I mean nonjudgmental, competent, culturally appropriate, clients will come. We have clients that have seen other counselors, and they are flocking to come and see us. Clients will come.

Conclusions and Recommedations Stigma continues to influence decisions and access to appropriate health services for Aboriginal persons living with HIV/AIDS Stigma continues to influence decisions and access to appropriate health services for Aboriginal persons living with HIV/AIDS Services can re-orient at several key points Services can re-orient at several key points Acknowledge layered stigma and adapt services as needed (e.g. avoid mixed population support groups, etc.) Acknowledge layered stigma and adapt services as needed (e.g. avoid mixed population support groups, etc.) Improve services to reduce access barriers (e.g. confidentiality, public greetings, camouflaging services, etc.) Improve services to reduce access barriers (e.g. confidentiality, public greetings, camouflaging services, etc.) Establish trusting client-provider relationships (e.g. takes time, flexibility, warmth, etc.) Establish trusting client-provider relationships (e.g. takes time, flexibility, warmth, etc.) Recognize the importance of culture (e.g. establish services that are culturally competent, hiring Aboriginal staff, etc.) Recognize the importance of culture (e.g. establish services that are culturally competent, hiring Aboriginal staff, etc.)

Acknowledgements Funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research The research team and advisory committee members acknowledge the collective wisdom of study participants The research team and advisory committee members acknowledge the collective wisdom of study participants