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Open Access 01-07-2011 | Original Paper

Effect of a Community Popular Opinion Leader HIV/STI Intervention on Stigma in Urban, Coastal Peru

Authors: Sean D. Young, Kelika Konda, Carlos Caceres, Jerry Galea, Lee Sung-Jae, Ximena Salazar, Thomas Coates

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 5/2011

Abstract

Evaluating interventions that reduce HIV stigma may help to craft effective stigma-reduction programs. This study evaluates the effects of a community popular opinion leader HIV/STI intervention on stigma in urban, coastal Peru. Mixed effects modeling was used to analyze data on 3,049 participants from the Peru site of the NIHM collaborative trial. Analyses looked at differences between the comparison and intervention groups on a stigma index from baseline to 12- and 24-month follow-up. Sub-analyses were conducted on heterosexual-identified men (esquineros), homosexual-identified men (homosexuales), and socially marginalized women (movidas). Compared to participants in the comparison group, intervention participants reported lower levels of stigma at 12- and 24-month follow-up. Similar results were found within esquineros and homosexuales. No significant differences were found within movidas. Findings suggest that interventions designed to normalize HIV prevention behaviors and HIV communication can reduce HIV-related stigma and change community norms.

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Title: Effect of a Community Popular Opinion Leader HIV/STI Intervention on Stigma in Urban, Coastal Peru
Authors: Sean D. Young
Kelika Konda
Carlos Caceres
Jerry Galea
Lee Sung-Jae
Ximena Salazar
Thomas Coates
Publication date: 01-07-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9826-5

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