Assessing outcomes of a stigma-reduction intervention with venue-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A randomized controlled trial with a matched design was conducted during October 2008 and February 2010, aiming at reducing HIV-related stigma in healthcare settings.

Methods

Forty county hospitals in Fujian and Yunnan provinces of China were matched into pairs and randomized to either an intervention condition or a control condition. Forty-four service providers were randomly selected from each hospital, yielding a sample of 1,760. Intervention outcomes were assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months based on venue-based pair comparisons. We identified and trained 30 popular opinion leaders in each intervention hospital among service providers to disseminate stigma-reduction messages to their peer providers.

Results

Hospital and participant characteristics were co

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4031272 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature