Development of a Novel Tablet-based Approach to Reduce HIV Stigma Among Healthcare Staff in India

Overview

Journal Perspect Health Inf Manag

Specialties Health Services
Medical Informatics

Date 2017 Jun 2

PMID 28566985

Citations 11

Authors

Kedar Radhakrishna

Dhinagaran Dass

Tony Raj

Divya Rakesh

Radhika Kishore

Krishnamachari Srinivasan

Laura Nyblade

Matthew Ekstrand-Abueg

Maria L Ekstrand

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Abstract

Although stigma is considered to be one of the major barriers to reducing the AIDS epidemic in India, efforts to reduce stigma have not been sufficiently examined. In response, a partially computer-administered three-session stigma reduction intervention was developed and is currently being tested. This paper describes the technological design, development, implementation, and management of these in-person tablet-administered assessment and intervention sessions that are being used to evaluate the efficacy of this innovative stigma reduction intervention among nursing students and ward attendants in India.

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