Reducing Stigma in Chinese Women Living With HIV/AIDS: Mixed Methods Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

Zhongfang Yang; Lin Zhang; Zheng Zhu; Yanfen Fu; Shuyu Han; Meiyan Sun; Yue Zhang; Hongli Yang; Beibei Gong; Yirong Shi; Yan Hu

doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000797

Reducing Stigma in Chinese Women Living With HIV/AIDS: Mixed Methods Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

Nurs Res. 2024 Nov 28. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000797. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Zhongfang Yang, Lin Zhang¹, Zheng Zhu², Yanfen Fu³, Shuyu Han⁴, Meiyan Sun, Yue Zhang², Hongli Yang⁵, Beibei Gong⁶, Yirong Shi⁷, Yan Hu

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China.
² School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
³ School of Nursing, Dali University,Dali, Yunan, China.
⁴ School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, China.
⁵ Department of Nursing, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Infectious Disease, Kunming, China.
⁶ Department of Nursing, The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China.
⁷ Department of Nursing, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.

PMID: 39616429
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000797

Abstract

Background: Perceived stigma significantly impedes access to public health resources for women living with HIV/AIDS, highlighting the crucial need for interventions to empower individuals to overcome such barriers.

Objectives: This paper outlines the protocol for a pilot study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of the Helping Overcome PErceived Stigma (HOPES) intervention employing the mixed methods-grounded in narrative transportation-theory in reducing perceived stigma among women living with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: A total of 100 women living with HIV/AIDS will be randomized into two groups: the HOPES group and the control group. Participants in the HOPES group will watch the narrative transportation videos about perceived stigma experiences and coping strategies recorded by peer volunteers and write notes.

Results: The study commenced in September 2023 and concluded data collection in May 2024.

Discussion: Findings from this study will inform effectiveness trials of HOPES, advancing the evidence base for reducing stigma, and improving mental health in women living with HIV/AIDS.