Adaption and pilot testing of a lay HIV supporter program for traditional healers: a mixed methods study in rural Uganda

Adaption and pilot testing of a lay HIV supporter program for traditional healers: a mixed methods study in rural Uganda

Abstract Background Half of people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa default from care within two years. In Uganda, and across sub-Saharan Africa, traditional healers (TH) are ubiquitous and often serve as the first line of health care. We hypothesized that with lay support training, TH c...

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Main Authors: Radhika Sundararajan, Matthew Ponticiello, Giselle Birch, Gabriel Nuwagaba, Rinu Alaiku, Denis Nansera, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Winnie Muyindike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
Subjects:
ADAPT-ITT
Intervention adaptation
HIV care
Lay support
Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00469-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00469-5

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