Implementation science and stigma reduction interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventions to alleviate stigma are demonstrating effectiveness across a range of conditions, though few move beyond the pilot phase, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Implementation science offers tools to study complex interventions, understand barriers to implementation, and generate evidence of affordability, scalability, and sustainability. Such evidence could be used to convince policy-makers and donors to invest in implementation. However, the utility of implementation research depends on its rigor and replicability. Our objectives were to systematically review implementation studies of health-related stigma reduction interventions in LMICs and critically assess the reporting of implementation outcomes and intervention descriptions.

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SUBMITTER: Kemp CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376798 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature