Years: 2019-2020
Training Site: Makerere University – Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Limited
Country: Uganda
Mentors: Lisa Butler, PhD, MPH; Philippa Musoke, MBChB, PhD
Title: “The role of community health workers (CWH) in facilitating disclosure among HIV sero-discordant couples (HSDC) in Nakaseke district, Uganda”
Program Objectives:
Hypothesis: Use of CHWs will increase HIV disclosure among HSDC, leading to an increased number of HSDC who know their HIV status
Aim 1: To determine the predictors of non-disclosure among HIV sero-discordant couples (HSDC)
Aim 2: To document perceptions of sero-discordant individuals on using community Health workers(CHWs) to facilitate their HIV status disclosure
Aim 3: To explore CHW’s general knowledge and attitudes about HIV status disclosure among HSDC
Aim 4: To determine the proportion of HIV status disclosure among HSDC that can be achieved using CHWs
NIH Support: Fogarty fellow postdoctoral training award
