ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021
Insaka: mobile phone support groups for adolescent pregnant women living with HIV.
Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07425925 (Feasibility and Effectiveness of Digital Peer-support-based Anti-HIV Stigma Intervention in Improving Clinical Outcomes Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Ethiopia), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Digital Peer-support-based Anti-HIV Stigma Intervention in Improving Clinical Outcomes Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Ethiopia
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Acceptability, Needs, Concerns, and Barriers to Digital-Based Interventions for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-Aggregation.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of mHealth on the psychosocial health of pregnant women and mothers: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Usability and cultural adaptation of a text message-based tobacco cessation intervention for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Trial
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- "A heart of the man is lighter than that of the woman…" exploring men's motivation and capability to access HIV services in Lusaka, Zambia: findings from the Yaba Guy Che study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Experiences of social support and the role of engagement in a digital educational support group for adolescent mothers' health in the Dominican Republic.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Digital Intervention to Improve Health Services for Young People in Zimbabwe: Process Evaluation of 'Zvatinoda!' (What We Want) Using the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) Framework.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Multilevel factors associated with HIV-related stigma among women living with HIV in Guangdong Province, China: a social-ecological model-informed study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Using community conversations to integrate violence screening and referrals into HIV care for young women living with HIV in Lusaka, Zambia.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Telehealth Interventions for HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Review
- The Impact of Technology on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Needs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Internet-based peer support interventions for people living with HIV: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Correction to: Insaka: mobile phone support groups for adolescent pregnant women living with HIV.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundMobile phone-based interventions have been demonstrated in different settings to overcome barriers to accessing critical psychosocial support. In this study, we aimed to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a phone-based, peer-to-peer support group intervention for adolescent pregnant women aged 15-24 years living with HIV in Zambia.
methodsSixty-one consenting participants were recruited from Antenatal Clinics of two large urban communities in Lusaka. They were invited to participate in the mobile phone-based intervention that allowed them to anonymously communicate in a small group led by a facilitator for 4 months. A mixed methods approach was used to assess acceptability and feasibility, including a focus group discussion, pre- and post-intervention interview and analysis of the content of the text message data generated.
resultsParticipants reported finding the platform "not hard to use" and enjoyed the anonymity of the groups. Seventy-one percent of participants (n = 43) participated in the groups, meaning they sent text messages to their groups. Approximately 12,000 text messages were sent by participants (an average of 169 messages/user and 6 mentors in 6 groups. Topics discussed were related to social support and relationships, stigma, HIV knowledge and medication adherence.
conclusionThe study showed that the intervention was acceptable and feasible, and highlighted the potential of the model for overcoming existing barriers to provision of psychosocial support to this population.
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