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Integrated Mental Health Care for Pregnant Women With HIV in Kenya: The Tunawiri Study

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Nairobi, KenyaSee the site

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  • Kenya Medical Research InstituteNairobi, KenyaTaking people

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Trial details

Who runs it
University of Colorado, Denver
Trial code
NCT06117163
Record updated
8 October 2026
Original description
This study seeks to improve mental health, pregnancy, and HIV outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV with common mental health disorders in Kenya. The investigators will tailor a collaborative care model for peripartum women with HIV experiencing mental health symptoms and evaluate its impact on participants' mental health, antenatal, and HIV care outcomes. The investigators will actively engage key stakeholders throughout the process and assess scalability and sustainability through multi-method approaches. This study will contribute to the overall goal of achieving optimal health outcomes for women living with HIV and their families in sub-Saharan Africa.Read full original descriptionShow less

Integration of a Collaborative Care Model for Mental Health Services Into HIV Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Kenya (the Tunawiri Study)

This study seeks to improve mental health, pregnancy, and HIV outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV with common mental health disorders in Kenya. The investigators will tailor a collaborative care model for peripartum women with HIV experiencing mental health symptoms and evaluate its impact on participants' mental health, antenatal, and HIV care outcomes. The investigators will actively engage key stakeholders throughout the process and assess scalability and sustainability through multi-method approaches. This study will contribute to the overall goal of achieving optimal health outcomes for women living with HIV and their families in sub-Saharan Africa.

Inclusion: pregnant woman living with HIV attending an antenatal clinic in southwestern Kenya; screening positive for probable common mental disorders; living in catchment area of study facility; on/initiating ART; >15 years of age.

Exclusion: severe impairment due to severe mental, neurological or substance use disorders; imminent plans of suicide.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06117163