Utility of HIV support groups in advancing implementation research in resource-limited settings: experiences from an urban-setting HIV support group in Zimbabwe.
Support groups for people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have continued to evolve since their emergence over two decades ago. In addition to providing HIV education and fostering psychosocial support, recent efforts have shifted the focus to socio-economic activities and retentio...
| Publicado en: | AIDS Research & Therapy Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11 |
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BioMed Central
2/14/2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=155237506&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 155237506 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17426405 1CEP jtl: AIDS Research & Therapy issn: 17426405 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2/14/2022 vid: 19 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 155237506 155237506 155237506 10.1186/s12981-022-00431-w 155237506 ppf: 1 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Utility of HIV support groups in advancing implementation research in resource-limited settings: experiences from an urban-setting HIV support group in Zimbabwe. aug: au: Mazambara, Fine Chagwena, Dexter Mudzviti, Tinashe Sithole, Samantha Monera-Penduka, Tsitsi Maponga, Charles C. Morse, Gene D. affil: Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, International Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Initiative, University of Zimbabwe - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe sug: subj: HIV Infections Prevention and Control Preventive Health Care Research, Medical Support Groups Utilization Research Subject Recruitment Methods Program Evaluation Urban Areas Resource-Limited Settings Human Zimbabwe Implementation Science Health Promotion Peer Group Research Subject Retention Support, Psychosocial Patient Compliance Education Employment Nutrition ab: Support groups for people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have continued to evolve since their emergence over two decades ago. In addition to providing HIV education and fostering psychosocial support, recent efforts have shifted the focus to socio-economic activities and retention in care. The sense of urgency to adopt new treatment and prevention strategies in sub-Saharan Africa necessitates greater engagement of established HIV care programs, especially among researchers seeking to conduct implementation research, promote prevention strategies and optimize treatment as prevention. To maximize the utility of support groups in doing so, efforts to create an organized, collaborative framework should be considered. This paper aims to describe the process of refocusing an adult HIV peer-support group and illustrate how a structured program was strengthened to sustain implementation research in resource-limited settings, while promoting patient recruitment and retention. A multidisciplinary team of scientists supporting an HIV peer-support group spearheaded the implementation process that authored the successes, challenges and lessons documented over eight years. Psychosocial support, nutrition care and support, adherence education and income generating projects were the main interventions employed. The initiative resulted in seven peer-reviewed publications, submission of 23 scientific abstracts, scientific dissemination at 12 international conferences. Eleven research studies and 16 income generating projects were successfully conducted over eight years. More than 900 patients participated in peer-support group activities every month and 400 were engaged in income generating activities. This multidisciplinary structured program was valuable in the retention and recruitment of patients for implementation research and benefits extended to psychosocial support, microeconomic projects, and improved nutrition. The support group contributed to strengthening implementation research through providing a platform for identification of research priorities, patient recruitment and retention in studies and dissemination of research findings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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