Promoting Uptake and Retention of Option B+ in Malawi

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if enhanced support for women and their families within facilities and/or through community outreach will result in improved retention in the continuum of PMTCT care.

Conditions

• HIV

Interventions

OTHER

Community based peer support

Community-based Support from Peer Mothers (Expert mothers): Routine standard clinical care based on the MoH guidelines Mentor mothers provide education and psychosocial support in community prior to each visit Monthly support groups in community Home visits for each missed appointment

OTHER

Facility-based Peer Support

Facility-based Peer Support to provide the following at the clinic Routine standard clinical care based on the MoH guidelines Mentor mothers provide education and psychosocial support at facility Weekly support groups provided in clinic Phone call, SMS, or home visit for each missed appointment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• World Health Organization

  collaborator OTHER

• AIDS Fonds

  collaborator OTHER

• Mothers2Mothers

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

  collaborator OTHER

• Management Sciences for Health

  collaborator OTHER

• Dignitas International

  collaborator OTHER

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Malawi

  collaborator OTHER

• Ministry of Health and Population, Malawi

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Lighthouse Trust

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sam Phiri, PhD, MSc. · Lighthouse Trust

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-11-30

Primary Completion

2015-05-31

Completion

2016-08-31

Countries

• Malawi

Study Locations