Table 2.
Descriptions by Country of Site, Team Members, Setting Nurses, and Stigma Reduction Interventions
| Country | Sites | Team PLHA n = 41 | Team nurses n = 43 | Setting nurses n = 134 | Duration of intervention | Project impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | Periurban hospital, with 6 linked clinics (120 beds). Has an ARV center. | 7 (4 female) | 7 (5 female) | 19 (18 female) | Workshop: 21 hours Meetings: 5 hours. Intervention: 8 hours Total: 35 hours | Intervention led to similar activities involving health care workers and PLHAs being hosted regularly. |
| Malawi | Regional referral hospital (300 beds) | 10 (5 female) | 8 (all female) | 43 (36 female) | Workshop: 21 hours Meetings: 13 hours Intervention: 10 hours Total: 44 hours | Intervention repeated at neighbor hospital. Planning to take it to other venues. Continued combined training of nurses and PLHA |
| South Africa | Regional referral hospital (335 beds) | 7 (6 female) | 10 (all female) | 46 (41 female) | Workshop: 21 hours Meetings: 5 hours Intervention: 17 hours Total: 43 hours | Two support groups started. Program taken as theme for World AIDS Day 2007. |
| Swaziland | Regional referral hospital (250 beds) | 7 (6 female) | 8 (7 female) | 11 (8 female) | Workshop: 21 hours Meetings: 5 hours Intervention: 10 hours Total: 36 hours | Greater involvement of community leaders including traditional healers involvement in HIV stigma programs. |
| Tanzania | Municipal hospital ( 200 beds) | 10 (6 female) | 10 (9 female) | 15 (13 female) | Workshop: 21 hours Meetings: 8 hours Intervention: 20 hours Total: 49 hours | Intervention to be carried out in the neighboring district hospitals in Dar es Salaam. |
PLHA, people living with HIV or AIDS; ARV, antiretroviral.