A simulation and experiential learning intervention for labor and delivery providers to address HIV stigma during childbirth in Tanzania: study protocol for the evaluation of the MAMA intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The experience of HIV stigma during intrapartum care can impact women's trust in the health care system and undermine their long-term commitment to HIV care engagement. Delivery of respectful maternity care (RMC) to women living with HIV (WLHIV) can improve quality of life and clinical outcomes. The goal of this study is to conduct an evaluation of MAMA (Mradi wa Afya ya Mama Mzazi, Project to Support the Health of Women Giving Birth), a simulation team-training curriculum for labor and delivery providers that addresses providers' instrumental and attitudinal stigma toward WLHIV and promotes the delivery of evidence-based RMC for WLHIV.

Methods

The MAMA intervention will be evaluated among healthcare providers across six clinics in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzan

SUBMITTER: Watt MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018883 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature