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Engaging the capacity of comadronas as HIV prevention providers in rural Guatemala

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ID15216552
AuthorsVictoria Orrego Dunleavy (0000-0002-7106-9449, University of Miami, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume41
Issue5
Pages567-583
Publication date2019-08-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2019.1634719
PMID31403379
OpenAlexW2967705027
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

In this study the author address rural Guatemala's poor maternal health and HIV status by integrating an effective evidence-based HIV intervention (SEPA), with local implementing health partners to extend the capacity of comadronas (traditional Mayan birth attendants) to encompass HIV prevention. I employed a multi-method design consisting of a focus group, an interview, and participant observation to identify important factors surrounding comadrona receptivity towards expanding their capacity to HIV prevention. I analyzed data using thematic analysis and identified four categories: Project logistics, HIV knowledge and risk assessment, condom perceptions, and HIV testing perceptions. I affirm comadrona receptivity toward HIV prevention, and that will guide future cultural adaptation and tailoring of SEPA for comadrona training. I will use my results to create a prototype intervention that could be applied to other similarly underserved indigenous communities

Behavior change communication · Business · Capacity building · Condom · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Health services · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Indigenous · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2025 - 2025 (1)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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