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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2012 Jun;24(3):280-93.
doi: 10.1521/aeap.2012.24.3.280.

Impact of an Asha intervention on depressive symptoms among rural women living with AIDS in India: comparison of the Asha-Life and Usual Care program

Adeline Nyamathi  1 , Benissa E Salem, Visha Meyer, Kalyan K Ganguly, Sanjeev Sinha, Padma Ramakrishnan
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of an Asha intervention on depressive symptoms among rural women living with AIDS in India: comparison of the Asha-Life and Usual Care program

Adeline Nyamathi et al. AIDS Educ Prev. 2012 Jun.

Erratum in

  • AIDS Educ Prev. 2012 Aug;24(4):388

Abstract

The purpose of this randomized pilot study is to conduct an intervention with 68 rural women living with AIDS to compare the effectiveness of two different programs on depressive symptoms. The trial was designed to assess the impact of the Asha-Life intervention engaging with an HIV-trained village woman, Asha (Accredited Social Health Activist), to participate in the care of women living with AIDS (WLA), along with other health care providers compared to a Usual Care group. Two high prevalence HIV/AIDS villages in rural Andhra Pradesh, which were demographically alike and served by distinct Public Health Centers, were selected randomly from a total of 16 villages. The findings of this study demonstrated that the Asha-Life participants significantly reduced their depressive symptom scores compared to the Usual Care participants. Moreover, women living with AIDS who demonstrated higher depressive symptom scores at baseline had greater reduction in their depressive symptoms than women with lower scores.

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