Reducing stigma towards people living with HIV and people who inject drugs using social norms theory: An online study with Australian health care workers

Original research
by
Broady, Timothy R. et al

Release Date

2023

Geography

Australia

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Yes

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

Despite extensive evidence regarding the negative effects of stigma experienced by people living with HIV (PLHIV) and people who inject drugs within health care settings, comparatively little evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of initiatives to reduce this stigma.

Findings/Key points

Findings suggest that interventions based on social norms theory that address health care workers’ perceptions of their colleagues’ attitudes can play an important role in contributing to broader initiatives to reduce stigma in health care settings.

Design/methods

Pre-post assessments of brief online interventions (n=653)

Keywords

Stigma
Hospitals
About prescribers
Workplace