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A Stigma Reduction Intervention at Time of Entry Into Antenatal Care to Improve PMTCT Services in Tanzania

CompletedNA

Sponsor: University of Utah

Conditions: HIV Infections

Interventions: Mashia

Countries: Tanzania

This study will pilot test a brief, scalable intervention called Maisha (Swahili for life), to address HIV stigma for women presenting to antenatal care in Tanzania and male partners who accompany them. The intervention will include: 1) a video and brief counseling that addresses HIV stigma at the start of the ANC visit (prior to HIV testing), and 2) two stigma-based counseling sessions for individuals who are HIV infected, building on the video content to provide emotional support, promote acceptance, address stigma, and reinforce care engagement. The primary intervention outcome is engagement in PMTCT care among women who are HIV infected. The investigators will also examine HIV stigma outcomes (enacted, anticipated, internalized) among all groups of participants, including individuals who are already established on ART and indiviudals who are HIV uninfected.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older
* If female: Pregnant and attending first antenatal care (ANC) appointment for the current pregnancy at one of the two study sites
* If male: Accompanying an enrolled woman to her first ANC appointment.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Impaired mental status
* Does not speak Swahili

Locations (1)

Moshi, Tanzania