Effect of a Congregation-Based Intervention on Uptake of HIV Testing and Linkage to Care in Pregnant Women in Nigeria (Baby Shower): A Cluster Randomised Trial

Authors

Echezona E. Ezeanolue, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Michael C. Obiefune, Training and Research-Global Solutions-PeTR-GSFollow
Chinenye O. Ezeanolue, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
John E. Ehiri, University of Arizona
Alice Osuji, Training and Research-Global Solutions–PeTR-GSFollow
Amaka G. Ogidi, Training and Research-Global Solutions–PeTR-GSFollow
Aaron T. Hunt, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Dina Patel, University of Nevada School of MedicineFollow
Wei Yang, University of Nevada, RenoFollow
Jennifer Pharr, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Gbenga Ogedegbe, New York UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2015

Publication Title

The Lancet Global Health

Volume

3

Issue

11

First page number:

e692

Last page number:

e700

Abstract

Few effective community-based interventions exist to increase HIV testing and uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnant women in hard-to-reach resource-limited settings. We assessed whether delivery of an intervention through churches, the Healthy Beginning Initiative, would increase uptake of HIV testing in pregnant women compared with standard health facility referral.

Repository Citation

Ezeanolue, E. E., Obiefune, M. C., Ezeanolue, C. O., Ehiri, J. E., Osuji, A., Ogidi, A. G., Hunt, A. T., Patel, D., Yang, W., Pharr, J., Ogedegbe, G. (2015). Effect of a Congregation-Based Intervention on Uptake of HIV Testing and Linkage to Care in Pregnant Women in Nigeria (Baby Shower): A Cluster Randomised Trial. The Lancet Global Health, 3(11), e692-e700.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(15)00195-3