We conducted a cross-sectional survey to examine various pathways of resilience among HIV-positive youth living within informal settlements outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Relationships between variables were modelled and evaluated using linear regression analysis and structural equational modelling. We identified unique pathways linking social support, adverse childhood experiences, and HIV stigma to general health and resilience. These results may provide valuable insights for developing targeted intervention strategies to improve treatment adherence and HIV management in this population.
Oral presentation by Catherine Sandhofer at the Learning Session: HIV Exposed Children and Early Child Development on March 7, 2019 that discusses the impact of parent-child interactions in child development. The presentation describes a large variation in language environments that affects development and the positive results in the mathematical ability of children due to frequency of math talk between mothers and preschoolers.
These are intervention materials for all 4 sessions of the Masihambisane intervention that is meant for children of – and mothers living with HIV, the informative graphics focus on living positively, keeping healthy, being prepared, and feeding choices.
This TALC facilitator manual aims to have youths connect bereavement and risks for early pregnancy, improve their decision-making skills around early pregnancy, and understand that the decision to have a child is also a decision to be a parent.
The pregnancy health book is meant for mothers living with HIV. Encouraging mothers to test for HIV and bring your partner to test, avoid things that are bad for them and the baby, and making sure to deliver at a hospital or a health facility.
This manual aims to give women an opportunity to talk about their feelings about being HIV+ and pregnant, make women aware of the importance of looking after their physical and emotional health now that they know they are HIV+ and pregnant, and motivating the women to attend 4 antenatal clinic appointments and 4 Project Masihambisane sessions before their baby is born.
The goal of Project Masihambisane is to design, implement, and evaluate a robust, sustainable, and scalable intervention that improves the health and mental health of Mothers Living with HIV (MLH) in order to enhance the health and adjustment of their children. The intervention focuses on HIV-positive pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa.