Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV (FRESH) intervention in the Dominican Republic: results from a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stigma is a deleterious force that is associated with poor health outcomes among people with HIV (PWH). The Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV (FRESH) intervention is designed to combat HIV and related stigmas about PWH and their care providers. To evaluate the effects of the Spanish-language FRESH in the Dominican Republic, our team conducted a pilot trial, informed by the stepped-wedge model, at two HIV clinics to ascertain signals of potential value for PWH.

Methods

Clinics were randomized to first and second receipt of the intervention; the intervention was delivered over 2 days. In-person tablet-based digital surveys, including validated measures of stigma and discrimination, were administered to PWH (2021-2022, N = 419) every 6 months aggregated to

SUBMITTER: Budhwani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature