Change–over–time : a comprehensive community–based HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement intervention

摘要: This article reports on changes in HIV stigma and stigmatization outcomes relation to a larger SANPAD-funded reduction research project. The study responded the continuous burden of both national international levels, scant participation people living with (PLWH) health care opportunities paucity interventions. It aimed at testing change-over-time experiences PLWH by close them (PLC), before after community- based intervention an urban rural setting North West Province, South Africa. An experimental quantitative single system design pre- test four repetitive post-tests were conducted through purposive voluntary snowball sampling. ‘Perceived AIDS Stigma Instrument for PLWH’ ‘AIDS Related measure community’ used. results indicate no significant difference between settings, but intervention. Recommendations include retention tenets methodology this Activities ensure diverse cultural sensitivity guidelines replication could be added.