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dc.contributor.authorFrench, Heleen
dc.contributor.authorGreeff, Minrie
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Martha J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-15T13:51:56Z
dc.date.available2016-06-15T13:51:56Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationFrench, H., et al. 2014. Experiences of people living with HIV and people living close to them of a comprehensive HIV stigma reduction community intervention in an urban and a rural setting. SAHARA J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 11(1):105-115. [http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsah20/current]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1729-0376
dc.identifier.issn1813-4424 Online
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/17777
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2014.938104
dc.description.abstractHIV stigma remains high globally. Although there is a selection of HIV stigma reduction interventions discussed in the literature, there is a paucity of research about the effectiveness of these interventions. This study aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences of people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them from six designated groups during and after having undergone a comprehensive HIV stigma reduction community intervention in both an urban and a rural setting. Attention was focused on their expressed experiences of the workshop and projects executed. A qualitative interpretive description approach was used. PLWH as participants were selected through purposive voluntary sampling and through snowball sampling for the people living close to them. Recruitment was from both urban and rural settings in the North West Province, South Africa. Data collection was via in-depth interviews with 23 PLWH and 60 people living close to them from specific designated groups. The data were thematically analysed through manual open coding. The results from the urban and rural settings were pooled, as there were no noteworthy differences in the themes between them. The results indicated that there was an increase in knowledge in all the groups, as well as experiences of enhanced relationships and of being equipped with leadership skills in order to go out into the community and being part of HIV stigma reduction actions. The intervention in its comprehensive nature was found to have been successful and promising for future use in reducing HIV stigma.en_US
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dc.subjectcommunityen_US
dc.subjectcomprehensiveen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.titleExperiences of people living with HIV and people living close to them of a comprehensive HIV stigma reduction community intervention in an urban and a rural settingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID10187308 - Greeff, Minrie
dc.contributor.researchID11819677 - Watson, Martha Jacoba


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