Clinical trial NCT05126225: Buddhist Understanding and Reduction of Myanmar Experiences of HIV Stigma and Exclusion
Official title: Buddhist Understanding and Reduction of Myanmar Experiences of HIV Stigma and Exclusion
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hiv
Stigma, Social
Mindfulness
Keywords: stigma
Mindfulness
Myanmar
Lead sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Chiangmai Rajabhat University
First posted: 2021-11-18
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: The intervention is modularized to have eight weekly sessions of 2-hour group discussions, led by a trained facilitator.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This project aims to explore a multi-leveled conceptualization of the effects of HIV stigma on HIV care engagement in Myanmar by conducting a mixed-method study.

Detailed description: This project is to explore how Myanmar People Living With HIV (PLWH) experience and manage HIV stigma as inspired by Buddhist teaching, and to adapt an evidence-based stigma-reduction intervention to tailor treatment for the unique needs of Myanmar People Living With HIV.

A stigma-reduction intervention will be adopted to the needs of Myanmar People Living With HIV with six focus groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. HIV-Positive
2. Care by Myanmar Positive Group/CMRU
3. Living in Myanmar/Thailand
4. can stay in the period of intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not HIV
2. Living outside of Myanmar/Thailand
3. Not care by MPG/CMRU
4. Cannot stay for the study period

Primary outcomes:
measure: Stigma
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: QOL
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Yangon
country: Myanmar
facility: Myanmar Positive Group
city: Chiang Mai
country: Thailand
facility: Chiangmai Rajabhat University
Study officials:
References:
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