Participation Zone
Recruitment for the next Stigma Index study is not yet open. We are currently in the planning phase and will begin recruiting interviewers and then participants soon. Information about how to register your interest will be added here once recruitment opens.
To participate in this study, you must be a person living with HIV, currently living in Aotearoa New Zealand, and aged 16 or over.
We aim to recruit a diverse range of people living with HIV, both men and women, from traditionally marginalised or silenced communities are strongly encouraged to participate, including Māori individuals; ethnic minorities; gay, lesbian, bi, and transgendered people, people engaged in sex work, drug users, and people from other groups who have been historically under-represented in health research.
The interview is a side-by-side structured 1-hour conversation, designed to be participatory, and conducted by another person living with HIV. All peer interviewers have been trained to conduct interviews in a safe and confidential manner.
As interviews will be conducted by peers, it will be important for all participants to have some choice in who they are interviewed by, for example, people of specific ethnic groups may prefer to be interviewed by someone within of their community.
At the completion of the interview, participants will have the opportunity to discuss issues of concern and can receive support in the form of information on referral services if necessary.
Following the interview, participants may also be invited to take part in focus group discussions, which will explore experiences and drivers of stigma in greater depth, providing contextual insights that enrich and strengthen the quantitative findings.
Details about these and expressions of interest will open soon.
The interview is a side-by-side structured 1-hour conversation, designed to be participatory, and conducted by another person living with HIV. All peer interviewers have been trained to conduct interviews in a safe and confidential manner.
As interviews will be conducted by peers, it will be important for all participants to have some choice in who they are interviewed by, for example, people of specific ethnic groups may prefer to be interviewed by someone within of their community.
At the completion of the interview, participants will have the opportunity to discuss issues of concern and can receive support in the form of information on referral services if necessary.
Following the interview, participants may also be invited to take part in focus group discussions, which will explore experiences and drivers of stigma in greater depth, providing contextual insights that enrich and strengthen the quantitative findings.
Details about these and expressions of interest will open soon.
