Addressing intersectional stigma as a care barrier for HIV-positive people who inject drugs: Design of an RCT in St. Petersburg, Russia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) experience stigma related to their substance use and HIV, with adverse consequences to their health care utilization and mental health. To help affected individuals cope with their intersectional stigma and reduce its negative impact on health and health care, we adapted a behavioral stigma coping intervention for this HIV key population.

Objective

To conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the 'Stigma Coping to Reduce HIV risks and Improve substance use Prevention and Treatment' (SCRIPT) intervention, a community-based, adapted form of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), for PWID living with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Methods

We recruited 100 PWID living with HIV from civil society organizati

SUBMITTER: Rossi SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8636824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature