ArticleAIDS and behavior2021
"I Found Out I was Pregnant, and I Started Feeling Stressed": A Longitudinal Qualitative Perspective of Mental Health Experiences Among Perinatal Women Living with HIV.
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Understanding the Role of Food Insecurity and Depression in Non-adherence to Option B+ Among Perinatal Kenyan Women Living With HIV: A Syndemics Approach
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risks to the Unborn: An Umbrella Review on the Effects of Prenatal Maternal Stress Caused by Natural Disasters.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to improve antiretroviral adherence in HIV-infected pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- "It has changed my life": unconditional cash transfers and personalized infant feeding support- a feasibility intervention trial among women living with HIV in western Kenya.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Trial
- An Intervention to Improve Mental Health and HIV Care Engagement Among Perinatal Women in Malawi: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2023Trial
- Feasibility, acceptability and lessons learned from an infant feeding intervention trial among women living with HIV in western Kenya.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Exploring potential factors influencing perinatal mental health in Kajiado County, Kenya: a qualitative study with mothers and healthcare workers.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Couples problem-solving therapy for perinatal women living with HIV and male partners in Malawi: a study protocol for a pilot trial ofBMJ open · 2026Article
- Money, Medicine, and Motherhood: Developing a Cash Transfer for Pregnant Women with HIV in Rural Haiti.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between food insecurity and postpartum depression: A scoping review.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- "When a man is stressed, it replicates in the house": Kenyan women's perspectives on the influence of male partners on perinatal mental health among women affected by HIV.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Qualitative findings on the benefits of depression treatment for pregnant women living with HIV in Uganda.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
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- HIV and Pregnancy: Navigating Complex Decision Making and Preventing Perinatal Transmission.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Major Factors Contributing to Positive and Negative Childbirth Experiences in Pregnant Women Living with HIV.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- The Mental Health Effects and Experiences of Breastfeeding Decision-Making Among Postpartum Women Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Understanding mother-to-child transmission of HIV among mothers engaged in HIV care in Kenya: a case report.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Nurse-patient relationship and its implications for retention in the PMTCT of HIV programme in Ghana: an appreciative inquiry.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Women want male partner engagement in antenatal care services: A qualitative study of pregnant women from rural South Africa.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Globally, depressive symptoms among pregnant and postpartum (i.e., perinatal) women living with HIV (WLWH) are alarmingly high and associated with poor outcomes such as suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). Few qualitative studies have described the experience of perinatal depression among WLWH to identify the underlying social-structural determinants of poor mental health and potential strategies to intervene. We conducted a longitudinal qualitative study applying semi-structured interviews with 30 WLWH at three timepoints (28-38 weeks pregnant, 6-weeks postpartum and 5-7 months postpartum) to understand mental health experiences of perinatal WLWH in western Kenya. Financial insecurity emerged as the central theme impacting the mental health of women across time. Financial insecurity was often attributed to the loss of employment, related to pregnancy and the demands of breastfeeding and caring for an infant, as well as a lack of support from male partners. The loss of income and subsequent financial strain contributed to worsening levels of food insecurity and relationship stress and challenged engagement in HIV care. In this way, increased financial strain during the perinatal period negatively impacted the mental health of perinatal WLWH. Our findings suggest support to meet basic needs and remain engaged in HIV care during pregnancy and postpartum could improve perinatal mental health for WLWH in this setting.
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