Table 1.

Comparison of Characteristics of Original African Intervention²¹ and Characteristics of Adapted Alabama FRESH Intervention

Characteristic	5 African Countries	Alabama
Facilitator (s)	1 nurse and 1 PLWH	1 social worker and 1 PLWH
Length and timing of workshop	2-day project initiation and 1-day project evaluation workshop; 35–49 h total	1.5 days, 2 weeks apart on the weekend; 12 h total
Participants	84 total; 43 nurses and 41 PLWH	36 total; 17 HCW and 19 PLWH
Recruitment	All participants in a given workshop were from the same healthcare facility within one of five African countries.	HCW participants were recruited from HIV clinics and health departments; PLWH were recruited from ASOs, HIV clinics, HIV support groups, and social venues
Participation criteria	HCWs: Nurse at identified clinic	HWs: Staff in healthcare setting with patient contact
	PLWH: Living with HIV, patient at identified clinic	PLWH: Living with HIV, age 19 or older
Content	Understanding and defining stigma	Understanding stigma
		Intersecting stigmas and outcomes of stigma
	The outcomes of stigma	HIV knowledge update
		Coping with and changing stigma
	Why is stigma hard to change?	Intervening in stigma
		Group presentations
	Identifying stigma interventions and local examples	Large group discussion, feedback on group presentations, next steps
	Evaluating options for action	Reflections on workshop experience
		Planning for change
		Choosing project options
		Planning the project
		Vision, aim, and objectives
		Task analysis and action plan
Assessments	Qualitative interviews and questionnaires 3 months before the intervention and within 1 month of completion of the intervention	Questionnaires before the first workshop session and immediately following the last workshop session

ASO, AIDS service organization; FRESH, Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV; HW, healthcare workers; PLWH, people living with HIV.