Community health worker training to reduce mental health and substance use stigma towards patients who have disengaged from HIV/TB care in South Africa: protocol for a stepped wedge hybrid type II pilot implementation trial

Community health worker training to reduce mental health and substance use stigma towards patients who have disengaged from HIV/TB care in South Africa: protocol for a stepped wedge hybrid type II pilot implementation trial

Abstract Background South Africa has deployed community health workers (CHWs) to support individuals to enter and stay in HIV/TB care. Although CHWs routinely encounter patients with mental health (particularly depression) and substance use (SU) conditions that impact their engagement in HIV/TB care...

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Main Authors: Bronwyn Myers, Kristen S. Regenauer, Alexandra Rose, Kim Johnson, Sibabalwe Ndamase, Nonceba Ciya, Imani Brown, John Joska, Ingrid V. Bassett, Jennifer M. Belus, Tianzhou (Charles) Ma, Goodman Sibeko, Jessica F. Magidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
Subjects:
Stigma
Depression
Task-sharing
Low- and middle-income country
Global mental health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00537-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00537-w

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