The main objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Enhanced Friendship Bench intervention to improve perinatal depression, HIV care engagement, and infant health outcomes among pregnant women with HIV and depression in Malawi.
Presenting for antenatal care at one of our 5 recruitment sites
≥ 18 years of age
≤ 34 weeks gestation
HIV-positive, based on medical records
Suicidal ideation evaluated as acute risk.
Other health concerns requiring emergent response.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator