All the Mistakes I Made: Critical Reflections on Applying Intervention Mapping in the Real World

Intervention Mapping is the most comprehensive approach to systematic behavior change (O'Cathain et al., 2019). For this reason, applying Intervention Mapping can been daunting. In this paper, I discuss the mistakes I made when applying the various iterative steps of Intervention Mapping in the design, implementation, and evaluation of an intervention aiming to reduce HIV stigma in health care settings in the Netherlands.