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01-01-2020 | Care | Original Paper

Assessing the Efficacy of a PhotoVoice-Informed HIV Stigma Training for Health Care Workers

Authors: Mariam Davtyan, Scott M. Bartell, Cynthia M. Lakon

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

HIV stigma is a harmful social phenomenon present in United States (US)-based health care settings. This study assessed the efficacy of a participatory PhotoVoice-informed stigma reduction training program focusing on people living with HIV (PLWH) and targeting health care workers. Seventy-three (N = 73) participants were assessed at baseline (T1), within approximately a week of the training (T2), and at a 3-month follow-up (T3) regarding their HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes towards PLWH, and observations of enacted HIV stigma. Findings indicated that the training increased knowledge and improved attitudes (β = 0.56, p < 0.01; β = 0.58, p < 0.01, respectively) at T2, but these effects diminished at T3 (β = − 0.03, p > 0.05; β = − 0.29, p > 0.05, respectively). The training did not, however, have an impact on observations of enacted stigma at T2 (β = 0.10, p > 0.05) or at T3 (β = 0.02, p > 0.05). Additional participatory stigma reduction programs that involve diverse groups of health care workers, offer salient study incentives, include time-saving training methods, and comprise a variety of stigma measures, may be particularly beneficial.

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Title: Assessing the Efficacy of a PhotoVoice-Informed HIV Stigma Training for Health Care Workers
Authors: Mariam Davtyan
Scott M. Bartell
Cynthia M. Lakon
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Care
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02710-6

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