Engaging the capacity of comadronas as HIV prevention providers in rural Guatemala.
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| Title: | Engaging the capacity of comadronas as HIV prevention providers in rural Guatemala. |
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| Authors: | Orrego Dunleavy, Victoria |
| Source: | Health Care for Women International. May2020, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p567-583. 17p. |
| Subjects: | HIV prevention, Comparative studies, Condoms, Focus groups, Health services accessibility, Indigenous peoples, Interviewing, Research methodology, Midwives, Research funding, Risk assessment, Rural conditions, Evidence-based medicine, Psychosocial factors, Thematic analysis, Health literacy, Descriptive statistics |
| Geographic Terms: | Guatemala |
| Abstract: | In this study the author address rural Guatemala's poor maternal health and HIV status by integrating an effective evidence-based HIV intervention (SEPA), with local implementing health partners to extend the capacity of comadronas (traditional Mayan birth attendants) to encompass HIV prevention. I employed a multi-method design consisting of a focus group, an interview, and participant observation to identify important factors surrounding comadrona receptivity towards expanding their capacity to HIV prevention. I analyzed data using thematic analysis and identified four categories: Project logistics, HIV knowledge and risk assessment, condom perceptions, and HIV testing perceptions. I affirm comadrona receptivity toward HIV prevention, and that will guide future cultural adaptation and tailoring of SEPA for comadrona training. I will use my results to create a prototype intervention that could be applied to other similarly underserved indigenous communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | In this study the author address rural Guatemala's poor maternal health and HIV status by integrating an effective evidence-based HIV intervention (SEPA), with local implementing health partners to extend the capacity of comadronas (traditional Mayan birth attendants) to encompass HIV prevention. I employed a multi-method design consisting of a focus group, an interview, and participant observation to identify important factors surrounding comadrona receptivity towards expanding their capacity to HIV prevention. I analyzed data using thematic analysis and identified four categories: Project logistics, HIV knowledge and risk assessment, condom perceptions, and HIV testing perceptions. I affirm comadrona receptivity toward HIV prevention, and that will guide future cultural adaptation and tailoring of SEPA for comadrona training. I will use my results to create a prototype intervention that could be applied to other similarly underserved indigenous communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07399332 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399332.2019.1634719 |
