ArticlePatient education and counseling2018
Adaptation and delivery of a motivational interviewing-based counseling program for persons acutely infected with HIV in Malawi: Implementation and lessons learned.
Article in Patient education and counseling, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04564209 (Information Visualizations to Facilitate Clinician-patient Communication in HIV Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Information Visualizations to Facilitate Clinician-patient Communication in HIV Care (Info Viz: HIV)
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- How is goal setting used in interventions for chronic disease prevention and management in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Global health action · 2026Pooled it
- HIV status disclosure during acute HIV infection in Malawi.PloS one · 2018Trial
- Improving patient-centred counselling skills among lay healthcare workers in South Africa using the Thusa-Thuso motivational interviewing training and support program.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveIndividuals diagnosed with acute HIV infection (AHI) are highly infectious and require immediate HIV prevention efforts to minimize their likelihood of transmitting HIV to others. We sought to explore the relevance of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based counseling method, for Malawians with AHI.
methodsWe designed a MI-based intervention called "Uphungu Wanga" to support risk reduction efforts immediately after AHI diagnosis. It was adapted from Options and SafeTalk interventions, and refined through formative research and input from Malawian team members and training participants. We conducted qualitative interviews with counselors and participants to explore the relevance of MI in this context.
resultsIntervention adaptation required careful consideration of Malawian cultural context and the needs of people with AHI. Uphungu Wanga's content was relevant and key MI techniques of topic selection and goal setting were viewed positively by counselors and participants. However, rating levels of importance and confidence did not appear to help participants to explore behavior change as intended.
conclusionUphungu Wanga may have provided some added benefits beyond "brief education" standard of care counseling for Malawians with AHI. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: MI techniques of topic selection and goal setting may enhance prevention education and counseling for Malawians with AHI.
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