Insaka: mobile phone support groups for adolescent pregnant women living with HIV.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
; 21(1): 663, 2021 Sep 30.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mobile phone-based interventions have been demonstrated in different settings to overcome barriers to accessing critical psychosocial support. In this study, we aimed to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a phone-based, peer-to-peer support group intervention for adolescent pregnant women aged 15-24 years living with HIV in Zambia.METHODS:
Sixty-one consenting participants were recruited from Antenatal Clinics of two large urban communities in Lusaka. They were invited to participate in the mobile phone-based intervention that allowed them to anonymously communicate in a small group led by a facilitator for 4 months. A mixed methods approach was used to assess acceptability and feasibility, including a focus group discussion, pre- and post-intervention interview and analysis of the content of the text message data generated.RESULTS:
Participants reported finding the platform "not hard to use" and enjoyed the anonymity of the groups. Seventy-one percent of participants (n = 43) participated in the groups, meaning they sent text messages to their groups. Approximately 12,000 text messages were sent by participants (an average of 169 messages/user and 6 mentors in 6 groups. Topics discussed were related to social support and relationships, stigma, HIV knowledge and medication adherence.CONCLUSION:
The study showed that the intervention was acceptable and feasible, and highlighted the potential of the model for overcoming existing barriers to provision of psychosocial support to this population.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Grupo Associado
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Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Gravidez na Adolescência
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Apoio Social
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Infecções por HIV
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Telefone Celular
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Sistemas de Apoio Psicossocial
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Assunto da revista:
OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido