Project SOAR: Piloting the People Living with HIV Stigma Index 2.0 in Cameroon, Senegal, and Uganda

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Since the People Living with HIV Stigma Index was launched in 2008, shifts in the HIV epidemic, growth in the evidence base on how different populations are affected by stigma, and changes in the global response to HIV — particularly given the recommendation of early initiation of treatment — have highlighted the need to update and strengthen the Stigma Index as a measurement and advocacy tool. In October 2015, with support from USAID/PEPFAR, Project SOAR established a small working group (SWG) with representatives from the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), USAID, and several experts within and external to SOAR. The SWG outlined a process for evaluating and updating the Stigma Index that would be transparent and incorporate as many perspectives as possible in the process. The updated draft survey was then formally pilot-tested before being finalized and disseminated in late 2017.

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21 Since the People Living with HIV Stigma Index was launched in 2008, shifts in the HIV epidemic, growth in the evidence base on how different populations are affected by stigma, and changes in the global response to HIV — particularly given the recommendation of early initiation of treatment — have highlighted the need to update and strengthen the Stigma Index as a measurement and advocacy tool. In October 2015, with support from USAID/PEPFAR, Project SOAR established a small working group (SWG) with representatives from GNP+, ICW, UNAIDS, USAID, and several experts within and external to SOAR. The SWG outlined a process for evaluating and updating the Stigma Index that would be transparent and incorporate as many perspectives as possible in the process. The updated draft survey was then formally pilot-tested before being finalized and disseminated in late 2017. This is the Cameroon dataset. https://data.usaid.gov/d/39fb-3r89
21 Since the People Living with HIV Stigma Index was launched in 2008, shifts in the HIV epidemic, growth in the evidence base on how different populations are affected by stigma, and changes in the global response to HIV — particularly given the recommendation of early initiation of treatment — have highlighted the need to update and strengthen the Stigma Index as a measurement and advocacy tool. In October 2015, with support from USAID/PEPFAR, Project SOAR established a small working group (SWG) with representatives from GNP+, ICW, UNAIDS, USAID, and several experts within and external to SOAR. The SWG outlined a process for evaluating and updating the Stigma Index that would be transparent and incorporate as many perspectives as possible in the process. The updated draft survey was then formally pilot-tested before being finalized and disseminated in late 2017. This is the dataset from Senegal. https://data.usaid.gov/d/wg7i-jm7x
21 Since the People Living with HIV Stigma Index was launched in 2008, shifts in the HIV epidemic, growth in the evidence base on how different populations are affected by stigma, and changes in the global response to HIV — particularly given the recommendation of early initiation of treatment — have highlighted the need to update and strengthen the Stigma Index as a measurement and advocacy tool. In October 2015, with support from USAID/PEPFAR, Project SOAR established a small working group (SWG) with representatives from GNP+, ICW, UNAIDS, USAID, and several experts within and external to SOAR. The SWG outlined a process for evaluating and updating the Stigma Index that would be transparent and incorporate as many perspectives as possible in the process. The updated draft survey was then formally pilot-tested before being finalized and disseminated in late 2017. This is the Uganda dataset. https://data.usaid.gov/d/eaw2-3gqz

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  • stigma
  • people-living-with-hiv
  • intersectionality
  • uganda
  • senegal
  • cameroon
  • discrimination

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