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01-05-2014 | ePoster presentation
mLearning- a cost effective initiative for stigma reduction in health care settings
Authors:
Sree T Sucharitha, Janani Rajagopal, Ravi Siriki
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
The total number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in India estimated to be around 20.9 lakhs in 2011. In Indian hospitals, stigma and discrimination is widespread and has unfavorable impact on treatment outcomes for PLHIV and on battle against HIV epidemic. mLearning is a type of mHealth for educating and increasing the capacity of health care providers. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of mLearning intervention as improvement in knowledge and attitudes in medical undergraduates towards reducing stigma in health care settings. …