Manipal HIV and Cancer Stigma Study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B20- Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]diseaseHealth Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/03/018073
- Lead Sponsor
- CI National Institute of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 291
Inclusion Criteria
Potential participants must meet the following general inclusion criteria to be considered:
•Able to provide informed consent and participate in the study
•Speak Kannada or English
Specific inclusion criteria for the sub-populations are below:
•Patients
oBe 18 years of age or older
oBe HIV-positive per clinic records and have a diagnosed malignancy (per referring physician)
•Family Members
oBe 18 years of age or older
oBe an adult family member identified by a study patient who meets the above criteria
•Oncology staff
oBe 18 years of age or older
oBe a clinical oncology professional (medicine or nursing).
Exclusion Criteria
NA
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Examine dimensions of stigma and their role in care seeking, palliation, and end-of-life decisions across the care continuum among patients with comorbid HIV and cancer, their family members, and oncology staff <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 24months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1: Adapt our existing Indian HIV stigma model and study measures to PLWH with cancer and pilot the adapted Africa Palliative Outcome Scale (POS) and HIV stigma scale. <br/ ><br>2: Test our adapted HIV/cancer stigma model.Timepoint: 24 months