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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Conversations with mothers: Exploring reasons for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) failures in the era of programmatic scale-up in soweto, South Africa
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 16, No. 1, Year 2012
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Reasons for incident cases of vertical HIV transmission in the era of free access to PMTCT in South Africa were investigated. This mixed-methods study was conducted in Soweto, South Africa from June-August, 2009. Birthmothers of HIV-infected infants born after 1 December 2008 were eligible. All participants completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Women also participated in a focus group (n = 10) or individual structured interview (n = 35). Mean age of participants (n = 45) was 28.7 years (SD = 5.4). Major findings are: (i) failure of per-guideline prescription of ARV strategies for infants (31%) and/or mothers (57%); (ii) maternal refusal of treatment (n = 5); (iii) preterm delivery (31%); (iv) delayed ANC attendance because of facility-related barriers and maternal apprehension around HIV testing; (v) fear of stigma; (vi) maternal difficulty with administering infant AZT (n = 9) and (vii) maternal confusion about infant feeding. A variety of individual, social, and structural factors must be addressed to optimize PMTCT service delivery in South Africa. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Laher, Fatima
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Cescon, Angela M.
Canada, Burnaby
Simon Fraser University
Canada, Vancouver
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in Hiv-aids
Lazarus, Erica Maxine
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Kaida, Angela
Canada, Burnaby
Simon Fraser University
Canada, Vancouver
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in Hiv-aids
Makongoza, Matamela
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Hogg, Robert S.
Canada, Burnaby
Simon Fraser University
Canada, Vancouver
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in Hiv-aids
Soon, Christine N.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Miller, Cari L.
Canada, Burnaby
Simon Fraser University
Gray, Glenda E.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Statistics
Citations: 67
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-010-9875-9
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Female