Reducing HIV-related stigma in health care settings: A randomized controlled trial in China

L. Li, Z. Wu, L.-J. Liang, C. Lin, J. Guan, M. Jia, K. Rou and Z. Yan

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 2, 286-292

Abstract: Objectives. The objective of the intervention was to reduce service providers' stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward people living with HIV. Methods. The randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 county-level hospitals in 2 provinces of China between October 2008 and February 2010. Forty-four service providers were randomly selected from each hospital, yielding a total of 1760 study participants. We randomized the hospitals to either an intervention condition or a control condition. In the intervention hospitals, about 15% of the popular opinion leaders were identified and trained to disseminate stigma reduction messages. Results. We observed significant improvements for the intervention group in reducing prejudicial attitudes (P

Keywords: adult; article; China; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; female; follow up; health care personnel; health care quality; health education; health personnel attitude; human; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; male; methodology; multicenter study; psychological aspect; questionnaire; randomized controlled trial; social psychology; statistical model; statistics, Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; China; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Education; Health Personnel; HIV Infections; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Prejudice; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; Stereotyping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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