A Community Randomised Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Community-based Peer Facilitator Intervention on PMTCT HIV Outcomes in Zimbabwe
Overview
Country:
Zimbabwe
Subject Matter:
Community Approaches to Enhance HIV and MNCH Services; Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health; PMTCT and HIV-free Survival
The goal of this Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)-funded study was to test whether providing community-based, peer facilitator-led support for pregnant and postpartum women improved maternal and child health (MCH) and PMTCT program uptake and adherence to health care recommendations. Health outcomes were compared between eight intervention sites and eight control sites in Zimbabwe.
Data Collection Period: October 2011 – September 2014
- Findings published in Reproductive Health, October 2017: “Echoes of old HIV paradigms: reassessing the problem of engaging men in HIV testing and treatment through women’s perspectives“
