Enhanced Mentor Mother Strategy for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Living With HIV
Recruiting · NCT06999928 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Indiana University
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What this trial is about
Mentor Mothers (MMs) are peer supporters who help pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (WLHIV) as they receive prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in resource-limited settings like Kenya. Differentiated service delivery (DSD) is a care model that tailors services based on clients' needs, helping to improve both the quality and efficiency of care. This hybrid implementation-effectiveness study will test whether an enhanced MM strategy that uses DSD can be successfully carried out and improve health outcomes for mothers and infants. The study will take place at Burnt Forest Sub-District Hospital (BFSDH) in Kenya. Researchers will ask: * Can the enhanced MM strategy be delivered as planned and accepted by patients and staff? * Does the strategy improve clinical outcomes like keeping mothers in PMTCT care, achieving HIV viral suppression, completing infant HIV testing, and preventing HIV transmission to infants? Researchers will compare health outcomes before and after the strategy is introduced at BFSDH, and also compare outcomes at other similar clinics that continue with standard MM services. Women who choose to participate will meet with a MM during their routine antenatal and postnatal clinic visits. They will be offered the enhanced MM support, but can choose to receive standard care if they prefer.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (and their infants born during the study)
- ≥18 years of age
- Enrolled in PMTCT services at BFSDH
- Able to understand and provide informed consent in English or Kiswahili
Exclusion criteria
- Women who are not pregnant or postpartum
- \<18 years of age
- Not enrolled in PMTCT services at BFSDH
- Unable to understand and provide informed consent in English or Kiswahili
- Cognitive impairment that would interfere with ability to participate in the study
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Burnt Forest Sub-District Hospital - Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya