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Effects Of A Home-Based Intervention On HIV Prevention Health Behaviors In Pregnant/Postpartum Kenyan Women: Estimating Moderating Effects Of Depressive Symptoms

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Depressive symptoms, HIV, Home-based, Maternal health

Journal/Book/Conference Title

AIDS and Behavior

Volume

25

Issue

4

First Page

1026

Last Page

1036

Abstract

We estimated effects of maternal depressive symptoms, utilizing the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8), on women’s HIV prevention behaviors in Migori County, Kenya. Pregnant women ≥ 18 years old, with gestational age of < 37 weeks, were randomized into standard care or three home visits (2 during pregnancy, 1 postpartum) promoting couple HIV testing and counseling (CHTC) and HIV prevention. Of 105 female participants, 37 (35.24%) reported depressive symptoms and 50 (47.62%) were HIV-positive. Three Poisson regressions with robust variance (univariable, multivariable, and multivariable with depressive symptoms/study arm interaction) were modeled for three outcomes: CHTC, infant HIV testing, health-seeking postpartum. In multivariable analysis with interaction, a moderating trend for the interaction between depressive symptoms and individual health-seeking was observed (p-value = 0.067). Women scoring ≤ 9 (n = 68) on the PHQ-8 and participating in home visits were 1.76 times more likely to participate in individual health-seeking compared to participants in standard care (ARR 1.76, 95% CI 1.17–2.66).

Department

Center for Social and Behavioral Research

Original Publication Date

4-1-2021

DOI of published version

10.1007/s10461-020-03046-2

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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