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Description:The Chetana adherence intervention is a comprehensive wellness program to increase medication adherence for PWH. The intervention has 3 components: (1) “positive living” groups to discuss topics including yoga, nutrition, information about local community and medical resources, stigma, and legal assistance; (2) peer-led adherence groups to enable participants to obtain social support and learn techniques from each other; and (3) individual counseling using motivational interviewing (MI) techniques to help address individual barriers and family situations that PWH who are adherence challenged unwilling to share with the group in a participant-centered, non-judgmental format. The first hour of each session consists of an adherence support group session that is peer led by a PWH and study counselor. The second hour consists of positive living group topics presented by subject matter experts. Participants are given a meal and refreshments during the group sessions and receive reimbursement for their transportation costs to each session. Participants also receive a certificate of completion and personal yoga mat that they keep following participation.
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