Perceptions of Women Living with AIDS in Rural India Related to the Engagement of HIV-Trained Accredited Social Health Activists for Care and Support

A community-based participatory research study was conducted using focus groups with 39 women living with AIDS (WLA) in the rural setting of Andhra Pradesh, India. In addition, three nurses, two physicians, and five reproductive health accredited social health activists (ASHAs) took part in focus gr...

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Published inJournal of HIV/AIDS & social services Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 385
Main Authors Nyamathi, Adeline M, William, Ravi Raj, Ganguly, Kalyan K, Sinha, Sanjeev, Heravian, Anisa, Albarrán, Cynthia R, Thomas, Alexandra, Greengold, Barbara, Ekstrand, Maria, Ramakrishna, Padma, Rao, Pantangi Rama
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2010
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Summary:A community-based participatory research study was conducted using focus groups with 39 women living with AIDS (WLA) in the rural setting of Andhra Pradesh, India. In addition, three nurses, two physicians, and five reproductive health accredited social health activists (ASHAs) took part in focus groups. The WLA offered insight into the benefits of HIV-trained ASHAs including emotional support, assistance with travel to health care providers and antiretroviral therapy medication adherence. Health care providers also identified benefits of using HIV-trained ASHAs and suggested modalities for how to train these individuals. These findings will contribute to the design of a future program of care involving HIV-trained ASHAs.
ISSN:1538-1501
DOI:10.1080/15381501.2010.525474