Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma and Promote Community Resilience: Protocol for an Implementation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racialized immigrants are disproportionately impacted by HIV in Canada. In 2022, 69.5% of first-time HIV cases, where race and/or ethnicity was reported, were among racialized individuals: Indigenous (22.6%), Black (18.0%), Asian and Arab (16.3%), and Latinx (10.1%). HIV vulnerability in racialized communities is reinforced by HIV stigma intersecting with prejudice and discrimination associated with racism, gendered oppression, homophobia, and economic marginalization. Stigma and discrimination impede public health efforts in HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care.

Objective

The goal of the study is to reduce HIV-related stigma in racialized immigrant communities in 6 Canadian cities in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton) and Ontario (London, Niagara, Ottawa, Toront

SUBMITTER: Wong JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12834450 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature