MAINSTREAMING HIV AND AIDS AT WORK

Levi Strauss & Co.'s multi-country experience comparing HIV and AIDS stand-alone vs. integrated workplace initiatives

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AUTHORS: J. Lim-Pousard1, O. Chang2, D. Peters3, J. Coetzee4

1Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, California, United States, 2Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, Oakland, California, United States,

3United Impact, Berlin, Germany, 4Matchboxology, Cape Town, South Africa

BACKGROUNDYOU HAVE A MATURE HIV WORKPLACE PROGRAM…What next?

• Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into a corporation's existing structures is key to sustaining HIV workplace programs

• Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) compared impact of such efforts against stand-alone workplace HIV initiatives on employee:‒ HIV knowledge‒ Access‒ Workplace concerns

DESCRIPTION• Since 2008, LS&Co.'s HIV workplace policy is supported by

global education and access efforts • In 2012, in addition to stand-alone HIV activities, HIV-related

messages were integrated into other corporate structures• Between Dec 2012-Jan 2013, 6,892 surveys were administered

to LS&Co. employees in 43 countries•Multivariable analyses conducted to assess the impact of

employee “exposure” to each activity on proxy results • Risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated to

compare outcomes between groups

HOW ABOUT MAINSTREAMING?

LESSONS LEARNEDBUT DOES IT WORK?Most activities were significantly associated with improved access, workplace support, manager support, confidentiality and engagement.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8HIV-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIESHIV TrainingWorld AIDS Day Emails/ NewslettersHIV WebsiteHIV MESSAGES INTEGRATED INTO OTHER COMPANY ACTIVITIESNew Employee inductionsWellness FairsVolunteer DayBenefits OrientationSafety TrainingsBusiness Updates

Participation in activity significantly associated with higher proxy scores (p<0.05)Participation in activity not associated with significantly different proxy scoresParticipation in activity significantly associated with lower proxy scores (p<0.05)

1. KNOWLEDGE2. ACCESS

KEY:

3. NON-DISCRIMINATION4. ANTI-STIGMA

5. WORPLACE SUPPORT6. MANAGER SUPPORT

7. CONFIDENTIALITY8. ENGAGEMENT

CONCLUSIONSYES, MAINSTREAMING WORKS, HOWEVER…At this critical juncture in the global HIV response, focused, stand-alone HIV education initiatives are critical to improve HIV knowledge, and reduce workplace stigma and discrimination.

LEARN MORETo learn more about LS&Co.’s Employee HIV/AIDS Program, visit www.hivaids.levi.com or email hivaids@levi.com.

LITERATURE CITEDSwedish Workplace HIV/AIDS Program, 2008. Reaching

Sustainability of Workplace Programmes on HIV and AIDS: Outcomes of the 2008 SWHAP Regional Conference. Web. <http://www.swhap.org/wp-content/ uploads/2012/02/Regional_Conference_2008_-_etiketter_final_version1.pdf> Accessed 2014 January 13.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe thank Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation for statistical analysis; United Impact and Matchboxology for program development and facilitation; and LS&Co. leaders and employees around the world for embracing this program and supporting our company’s pioneering commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS.