Joshua Sewell

Stigma experienced in healthcare settings is a barrier to ending the HIV epidemic. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods approach, we collected qualitative data from 14 focus groups with People with HIV (PWH) and Healthcare workers (HCW) and quantitative survey data (N = 762 PWH and N = 192 HCW) from seven HIV healthcare clinics outside of major urban areas in the southeastern US. Four key themes emerged: (1) HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings; (2) experiences of intersectional stigma; (3) disclosure concerns in healthcare settings; and (4) impact of stigma on HIV-related health behavior. Implications for future stigma interventions in healthcare settings include the importance of engaging PWH in the development of interventions, the need for interventions in settings that do not specialize in HIV care, and the importance of engaging all staff when addressing HIV-related stigma.

ABSTRACT MBE-deposited Sc2O3 films are found to effectively passivate surface states in the gate-drain region of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. The effect of the passivation is observed in higher forward IDS-VDS three-terminal breakdown voltage and output power under class A operation. In the latter case, the power-added efficiency was at least doubled.

The effect of layer structure (GaN versus AlGaN cap) and cleaning procedure prior to Sc2O3 or MgO deposition at 100° C were examined for their effects on the long-term bias-stress stability of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). Surface cleaning by ...

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Quality assurance programmes have become an accepted part of health care delivery in hospitals in a number of countries. In addition to their value as management and clerical systems designed to ensure that clinical care is of an acceptable standard,' they have also become popular ...