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NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): results from in-depth interviews with a longitudinal cohort of community members.

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Maman, S; van Rooyen, H; Stankard, P; Chingono, A; Muravha, T; Ntogwisangu, J; Phakathi, Z; Srirak, N; F Morin, S ...
Published in: PLoS One
2014

INTRODUCTION: NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) is a community- randomized trial to test the safety and efficacy of a community-level intervention designed to increase testing and lower HIV incidence in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Thailand. The evaluation design included a longitudinal study with community members to assess attitudinal and behavioral changes in study outcomes including HIV testing norms, HIV-related discussions, and HIV-related stigma. METHODS: A cohort of 657 individuals across all sites was selected to participate in a qualitative study that involved 4 interviews during the study period. Baseline and 30-month data were summarized according to each outcome, and a qualitative assessment of changes was made at the community level over time. RESULTS: Members from intervention communities described fewer barriers and greater motivation for testing than those from comparison communities. HIV-related discussions in intervention communities were more grounded in personal testing experiences. A change in HIV-related stigma over time was most pronounced in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Participants in the intervention communities from these two sites attributed community-level changes in attitudes to project specific activities. DISCUSSION: The Project Accept intervention was associated with more favorable social norms regarding HIV testing, more personal content in HIV discussions in all study sites, and qualitative changes in HIV-related stigma in two of five sites.

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PLoS One

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1932-6203

Publication Date

2014

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

e87091

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Thailand
  • Social Stigma
  • Qualitative Research
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • HIV Infections
  • General Science & Technology
 

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Maman, S., van Rooyen, H., Stankard, P., Chingono, A., Muravha, T., Ntogwisangu, J., … NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) study team, . (2014). NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): results from in-depth interviews with a longitudinal cohort of community members. PLoS One, 9(1), e87091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087091
Maman, Suzanne, Heidi van Rooyen, Petra Stankard, Alfred Chingono, Tshifhiwa Muravha, Jacob Ntogwisangu, Zipho Phakathi, Namtip Srirak, Stephen F Morin, and Stephen NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) study team. “NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): results from in-depth interviews with a longitudinal cohort of community members.PLoS One 9, no. 1 (2014): e87091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087091.
Maman S, van Rooyen H, Stankard P, Chingono A, Muravha T, Ntogwisangu J, et al. NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): results from in-depth interviews with a longitudinal cohort of community members. PLoS One. 2014;9(1):e87091.
Maman, Suzanne, et al. “NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): results from in-depth interviews with a longitudinal cohort of community members.PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 1, 2014, p. e87091. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087091.
Maman S, van Rooyen H, Stankard P, Chingono A, Muravha T, Ntogwisangu J, Phakathi Z, Srirak N, F Morin S, NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) study team. NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): results from in-depth interviews with a longitudinal cohort of community members. PLoS One. 2014;9(1):e87091.

Published In

PLoS One

DOI

EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2014

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

e87091

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Thailand
  • Social Stigma
  • Qualitative Research
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • HIV Infections
  • General Science & Technology