Experiences, perceptions and potential impact of community‐based mentor mothers supporting pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Kenya: a mixed‐methods study

IntroductionA common problem low-income and middle-income countries face is the scarcity of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) resources and low service utilisation among persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Despite this problem, the factors and pathways followed influencing one’s decision on service utilisation in China have not been fully comprehended. This study aims to develop a theory-based model that systematically describes the integrated decision-making process of mental health CBR utilisation among persons with SMI in China.Methods/DesignThis cross-sectional, mixed-methods study involves three main stages and is expected to last 3 years, from January 2018 to December 2020. In stage 1, the Social Exchange Theory is deployed as an analytical framework to comprehensively capture factors associated with tendency to use CBR services in China using semistructured interview methodology involving patients with SMI, their primary caregivers and CBR service providers. In stage 2, interpretive structural modelling will be applied to analyse the relationships between factors in different dimensions, at different levels and with different levels of impact. Stage 3 involves a multiregion survey among at least 300 family decision-makers (either the patient or their caregivers) in six communities in three cities to statistically validate the initial model derived in stage 2 using a further structural equation modelling.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (No 2017S319). All interviewees will be provided with written information about the study, and a signed consent will be retrieved prior to the interview. Rules on confidentiality and anonymity of data will be strictly followed. The findings of this study will be disseminated via international and domestic peer-reviewed journals, reports, conference presentations and symposium discussions. Reports will be submitted to the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

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The HIV Care Cascade Among Transgender Women with HIV in Canada: A Mixed-Methods Study

AIDS Patient Care and STDs ◽

10.1089/apc.2019.0013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (7) ◽

pp. 308-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ashley Lacombe-Duncan ◽

Greta R. Bauer ◽

Carmen H. Logie ◽

Peter A. Newman ◽

Mostafa Shokoohi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Transgender Women ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Hiv Care ◽

Hiv Care Cascade ◽

Care Cascade ◽

Women With Hiv

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Integrating Community-based Research into a Senior Capstone Seminar: Lessons Learned from a Mixed-methods Study

Teaching Sociology ◽

10.1177/0092055x19841667 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 191-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sara Shostak ◽

Margarita Corral ◽

Ann G. Ward ◽

Alex Willett

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Research Methods ◽

Social Processes ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Important Work ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Research ◽

Community Based Organizations ◽

Sociology Departments

This article describes a senior capstone, Neighborhoods and Health, which used community-based research (CBR) as its primary pedagogy. Students in the course drew upon multiple research methods and forms of data to provide our partner, the Urban Farming Institute of Boston, with an array of research products in support of the revitalization of a historic farm in the Boston neighborhood of Mattapan. Based on pre- and posttest assessment and analysis of students’ reflections in their journals, we identify how a multimethods approach—combined with a commitment to producing usable research products—simultaneously contributed to students’ research methods proficiency and their understanding of complex social processes. For both sociology departments and interdisciplinary majors that draw on sociological perspectives, CBR offers a compelling means of providing seniors with meaningful capstone experiences while adding capacity to the important work of community-based organizations.

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