Collaborative mental health care for pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Kenya

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What this research studies

This project aims to integrate a team-based care approach for depression and anxiety within Kenya’s antenatal and HIV care settings. It uses a low-intensity therapy called problem solving therapy, supported by non-specialist care managers, peer mentors, and a psychiatric consultant, all guided by the EPIS framework to plan, scale, and sustain the program. The study will also examine the costs and value of the approach to inform policymakers and ensure long-term adoption. Outcomes of interest include maternal mental health, HIV care engagement, and virologic control, with attention to social factors like stigma and intimate partner violence. The work builds on existing Kenyan health services and seeks to adapt proven treatments to a low-resource setting for perinatal women living with HIV.

Why it matters

Where this research is happening

• University of Colorado Denver
  Aurora, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Abuogi, Lisa Lynn — University of Colorado Denver
• Study coordinator: Abuogi, Lisa Lynn

Related research

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About this research

1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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