Strengthening HIV Activism Among Clinicians in Malaysia: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: HIV continues to disproportionately affect key populations in Malaysia, compared to the general population. Lessons learned from decades of research and programmatic experience suggest that HIV activism can be a driver for change. We pilot-tested a tele-training platform, Project ECHO^® for Stigma Reduction (PE-SR), in a randomised controlled trial from July 2022 to March 2023, alongside two comparator groups, i.e., Project ECHO^®-Standard (PE-S) and the conventional HIV training program for clinicians, HIV Connect (HC). We randomised 78 primary care physicians and general practitioners across Malaysia into the three study arms (n = 26 each). We evaluated changes in HIV activist identity and commitment, and orientation towards day-to-day HIV activism and structural HIV

SUBMITTER: Chong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12580431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature