@article{9a6396fd54ca44498662d10ed811a7b9,
title = "Masivukeni: Development of a multimedia based antiretroviral therapy adherence intervention for counselors and patients in South Africa",
abstract = "Effective medical treatment for HIV/AIDS requires patients' optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). In resource-constrained settings, lack of adequate standardized counseling for patients on ART remains a significant barrier to adherence. Masivukeni ({"}Let's Wake Up{"} in Xhosa) is an innovative multimedia-based intervention designed to help people living with HIV in resource-limited settings achieve and maintain high levels of ART adherence. Adapted from a couples-based intervention tested in the United States (US), Masivukeni was developed through community-based participatory research with US and South African partners and informed by Ewart's Social Action Theory. Innovative computer-based multimedia strategies were used to translate a labor- and training-intensive intervention into one that could be readily and widely used by lay counselors with relatively little training with low-literacy patients. In this paper, we describe the foundations of this new intervention, the process of its development, and the evidence of its high acceptability and feasibility.",
keywords = "ART adherence, HIV, Intervention, Multimedia, Task-shifting",
author = "Remien, {Robert H.} and Mellins, {Claude A.} and Robbins, {Reuben N.} and Ryan Kelsey and Jessica Rowe and Patricia Warne and Jenifar Chowdhury and Nuruneesa Lalkhen and Lara Hoppe and Abrams, {Elaine J.} and Nabila El-Bassel and Susan Witte and Stein, {Dan J.}",
year = "2013",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1007/s10461-013-0438-8",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "17",
pages = "1979--1991",
journal = "AIDS and Behavior",
issn = "1090-7165",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "6",
}
