Effect of a congregation-based intervention on uptake of HIV testing and linkage to care in pregnant women in Nigeria (Baby Shower): a cluster randomised trial

• Main Authors: Prof. Echezona E Ezeanolue, MD (Author), Michael C Obiefune, MD (Author), Chinenye O Ezeanolue, MD (Author), Prof. John E Ehiri, PhD (Author), Alice Osuji, RN (Author), Amaka G Ogidi, MEd (Author), Aaron T Hunt, MPH (Author), Dina Patel, MSN (Author), Prof. Wei Yang, PhD (Author), Jennifer Pharr, PhD (Author), Prof. Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Few effective community-based interventions exist to increase HIV testing and uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnant women in hard-to-reach resource-limited settings. We assessed whether delivery of an intervention through churches, the Healthy Beginning Initiative, would inc...