Applying a mutual capacity building model to inform peer provider programs in South Africa and the United States: A combined qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, there is a treatment gap for substance use treatment and harm reduction services. As peer-delivered interventions expand to address this gap in both high-income countries (HICs) and low and middle-income countries (LMICs), they provide an opportunity to examine mutual capacity building, the bidirectional exchange of ideas between distinct settings to address common challenges.

Methods

The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of patients in Cape Town and Baltimore about the acceptability and feasibility of a peer-delivered intervention using a combined qualitative analysis across a HIC and LMIC. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with participants in pilot trials in Cape Town, South Africa and Baltimore, USA (n=55). Across

SUBMITTER: Jack HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10758300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature