Digital Intervention to Address Stigma Among Pregnant Adolescents Living With HIV

The newly developed digital intervention will include SMS for reminder purposes and Web-based components such as virtual simulations, gamified elements, and didactic content to educate and build relevant skills (e.g., disclosure self-efficacy) to facilitate social support from caregiving family members. The intervention will (1) raise awareness about the intersecting stigmas of HIV and pregnancy; (2) highlight the effects of these stigmas on disclosure and social support; and (3) increase self-efficacy and communication skills for disclosure and enlistment of family members as social support allies. The goal of the intervention is to improve PMTCT engagement among pregnant unmarried ALHIV. Our theory-informed Web-based intervention will be use 3C Institute's Dynamic e-Learning Platform (DeLP), a customizable software platform that implements the evidence-based cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML) to effectively engage users.