CompletedNot Applicable

Mother Infant Retention for Health: MIR4Health

Kenya680 participantsStarted 2013-03

Plain-language summary

Linking HIV-infected pregnant women into prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services and keeping them in care is important in ensuring that both mother and infant beneﬁt from interventions that improve maternal health and decrease HIV transmission to infants. We propose an evaluation of strategies to link newly diagnosed HIV-infected women to care and keep them in care during pregnancy and after delivery in our study called MIR4HEALTH. The study will be conducted in Nyanza Province, Kenya. All participants will provide informed consent and will be randomized to receive the intervention, including individualized patient education, adherence support and phone call/Short Message Service (SMS) reminders for clinic appointments, or the standard of care (no additional intervention services).

Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Documented HIV-infection according to two finger-prick rapid tests (both previously diagnosed and newly detected) * Confirmed pregnancy by urine pregnancy test or clinical assessment * Age 16 years or older * Able to provide informed consent for research * Fluent in Luo or English * Own a cell phone or have access to one in their households * Live born infants of women enrolled in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who fail to meet any of the inclusion criteria will be excluded * Significant obstetric condition documented at the first antenatal visit requiring urgent referral to another facility for specialized obstetric care (e.g., significant hypertension or active bleeding per vagina). * Denial of HIV status or refusal to initiate ART/ARV prophylaxis. * Stated intention to move from study site area during the pregnancy or within six months postpartum.

What they're measuring

Proportion of mothers and infants non-retained in care at 6 months

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01962220

SponsorColumbia University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-06