Dr. Baumann and her team used human centered design and a community-engaged approach to contextualize chhaupadi and the development of 5 community-created interventions.
These interventions prioritized tackling deleterious aspects of chhaupadi, as well as acknowledge the deep-rooted significance, history, and positive aspects that some women may wish to preserve.
Around the world, mobility is an increasing component of people’s daily lives and livelihoods, often in response to economic circumstances, climate change, emergency, and more. Researchers can learn from the lived experiences of female sex workers to improve HIV care and treatment interventions moving forward for those who are mobile. This study by Dr. Zoé Hendrickson and her team can inform the design and implementation of tailored, community-based HIV care and treatment interventions that meet the distinct needs of female sex workers living with HIV with diverse stories of mobility.
