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A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap

Michael L. Goodman, Janet M. Turan, Philip Keiser, Sarah Seidel, Lauren Raimer‐Goodman, Stanley Gitari, Fridah Mukiri, Marie A. Brault, Premal Patel · 2023 · Frontiers in Public Health

Summary. A social innovation program in rural Kenya combined microfinance, psychological training, and leadership development across 39 villages to reduce HIV stigma and increase prevention uptake. The intervention reached over 10,000 participants and successfully decreased blame and discrimination attitudes, with reduced stigma predicting higher HIV testing rates. Participants formed community committees dedicated to preventing HIV and reducing stigma in their villages, demonstrating how community-led efforts can bridge the gap between HIV prevention policy and actual implementation.

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Goodman, M. L., Turan, J. M., Keiser, P., Seidel, S., Raimer‐Goodman, L., Gitari, S., Mukiri, F., Brault, M. A., & Patel, P.. (2023). A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1240200

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DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1240200
Countries
Kenya
Regions
Africa
Categories
rural-healthcare, innovation-networks
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2026-04-28