At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Patients: age ≥18 years, HIV-infected, newly enrolled in ART at Namacurra Sede
- ✓Traditional Healers: age ≥18 years, living within 10 km of clinic, previously trained by FGH, speak Portuguese, see ≥1 patient/month
- ✕Patients: currently pregnant, HIV-uninfected, not enrolled in HIV care, or unable to consent due to mental limitations or intoxication
- ✕Traditional Healers: those who believe they can effectively treat or cure HIV or associated conditions
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Traditional Healers as Adherence Partners for PLHIV in Rural Mozambique
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Traditional Healer Support Program and Standard of Care for HIV/AIDS. Completed, enrolled 320 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The overall goal of this project is to adapt and assess the impact of a traditional healer training program/intervention on the adherence, retention, and viral load of HIV infected patients newly initiated on anti-retroviral therapy in rural Mozambique.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Traditional Healers will provide the "traditional healer support program" assistance, as previously described, to all newly diagnosed patients.
First-line ART will consist of two nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) plus a non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)- TDF + 3TC (or FTC) + EFV as a fixed-dose combination to be taken twice a day for the rest of the patient's life), clinic-based counseling, and community searches if lost to follow up.