Reducing stigma and promoting HIV wellness/mental health of sexual and gender minorities: RCT results from a group-based programme in Nigeria.

Julie Pulerwitz Ann Gottert Waimar TunAnita Fernandez EromhonseleProgress Lanre OladimejiElizabeth ShoyemiMauton AkoroColumbus NdeloaAdebola Adedimeji

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2024)

This study demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of a group-based CBT model for MSM and TGW in Nigeria. There were also some indications of positive shifts related to stigma, mental health and PrEP, despite issues with maintaining the randomized design in this challenging environment.

Keyphrases

mental health
men who have sex with men
hiv testing
mental illness
hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
hiv aids
double blind
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
open label
hepatitis c virus
study protocol
placebo controlled
phase iii
clinical trial
south africa
drug induced