Kupa, Penelope MoniniGeyer, Stephan2020-10-132020-10-132020P.M. Kupa & L.S. Geyer (2020) A qualitative evaluation of a stress management programme for HIV and AIDS home-based care workers in Tshwane, South Africa, SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 17:1, 1-15, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2020.1810747.1729-0376 (print)1813-4424 (online)10.1080/17290376.2020.1810747http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76454The HIV and AIDS pandemic resulted in increased demands on the South African healthcare system and contributed to elevated stress levels among healthcare workers, including home-based care workers. The goal of the study was to evaluate a stress management programme for HIV and AIDS home-based care workers in Tshwane, South Africa. Social constructionism was adopted as the theoretical framework of the study. The study implemented intervention research and adopted a qualitative research approach, specifically the instrumental case study. Non-probability sampling, specifically volunteer sampling was utilised to recruit a group of twelve HIV and AIDS home-based care workers (n = 12). The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and administered before and after exposure to the stress management programme. The research findings, based on thematic analysis, revealed that the programme was effective in mitigating the impact of stress experienced by the HIV and AIDS home-based care workers in Tshwane. Recommendations are proffered for the refinement of the newly developed stress management programme for implementation among HIV and AIDS home-based care workers in similar field settings.en© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution.Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Home-based care workersSouth Africa (SA)Stress management programmeTshwane Metropolitan Municipality (TMM)Article