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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2024

Friendship Bench Intervention to Address Depression and Improve HIV Care Engagement Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Malawi: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Thuy T Dao, Bradley N Gaynes, Brian W Pence, Steven M Mphonda, Kazione Kulisewa, Michael Udedi, Melissa A Stockton, Jack Kramer, Maria Faidas, Hillary Mortensen and 1 more

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Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Thuy T DaoUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2633-110X
Bradley N GaynesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Brian W PenceUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Steven M MphondaUniversity of North Carolina Project Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Kazione KulisewaKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Michael UdediNCDs & Mental Health Division, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Melissa A StocktonUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Jack KramerKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Maria FaidasUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Hillary MortensenUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Nivedita L BhushanRTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Malawi · MWCalifornia University of Pennsylvania · USMinistry of Health · MWRTI International · US

Funding

Improving HIV and Depression Outcomes by Reducing HIV-Mental Illness Stigma in Malawi: a pilot effectiveness-implementation trialK01MH130226 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Melissa Ann Stockton · 2022 to 2026
$883k
HIV Engagement and Adolescent Depression Support (HEADS-UP)R34MH130232 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BHUSHAN, NIVEDITA L, GAYNES, BRADLEY N · 2022 to 2024
$727k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH130226NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH130232
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. Comorbid depression is prevalent among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) and poses numerous challenges to HIV care engagement and retainment. We present a pilot trial designed to investigate feasibility, fidelity, and acceptability of an adapted and an enhanced Friendship Bench intervention (henceforth: AFB and EFB) in reducing depression and improving engagement in HIV care among ALWH in Malawi. Methods: Discussion: This pilot study will provide insights into youth-friendly adaptations of the Friendship Bench model for ALWH in Malawi and the value of adding group peer support for HIV care engagement. The information gathered in this study will lead to a R01 application to test our adapted intervention in a large-scale cluster randomized controlled trial to improve depression and engagement in HIV care among ALWH.

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Adolescent living with HIVDepressionFriendship Bench

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PMID38645199
PMCPMC11030483
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