Home visitors fight HIV, malnutrition, and depression for rural moms

NCT ID NCT03517878

Summary

This study tested whether sending trained community health workers to visit pregnant women at home could improve health for both mothers and their babies. It followed nearly 1,500 women in rural South Africa for a year after giving birth. The program aimed to help with challenges like HIV, alcohol use, depression, and child nutrition by providing support and connecting families to care.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

  • Zithulele Hospital

    Mqanduli, Eastern Cape, 5080, South Africa

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