Actively Recruiting
Cash Transfers to Pregnant Women With HIV
Led by University of Pennsylvania · Updated on 2026-03-13
100
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
95 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pennsylvania
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Botswana
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of an unconditional cash transfer intervention to improve mental bandwidth, ART adherence, and postpartum retention among pregnant women with HIV in Botswana. The main questions it seeks to answer are: 1. Do unconditional monthly cash transfers improve mental bandwidth relative to usual care among pregnant women with HIV? 2. Do unconditional monthly cash transfers improve ART adherence (PDC) during pregnancy and the postpartum period? 3. Is delivery of UCTs via mobile money feasible and acceptable in public ANC clinics in Botswana? 4. What barriers and facilitators affect implementation, and how should the model be adapted for a larger trial or a policy pilot (e.g., a pregnancy support grant)?
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Cash Transfers to Pregnant Women With HIV
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or greater
- Botswana citizen
- Seeking or receiving antenatal care at clinics managed by the District Health Management Teams in Gaborone and Mogoditsane-Thamaga District
- Confirmed pregnancy by standard laboratory methods
- Less than 20 weeks gestational age by ultrasound dating
- HIV seropositive
- Economically vulnerable with self-reported annual income below the Botswana poverty line of 14,000 BWP per year
You will not qualify if you...
- Does not meet all of the inclusion criteria
- Unable to provide consent
- Cognitive impairment as determined by study staff
- Living in the same household as another enrolled study participant
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Lesirane Clinc
Gaborone, Botswana
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Mafitlhakgosi Clinic
Gaborone, Botswana
Not Yet Recruiting
3
Old Naledi Clinic
Gaborone, Botswana
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Aaron G Richterman, MD, MPH
CONTACT
C
Charlotte N Babbin, BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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