Pre- and post-intervention assessment of a PMTCT-programme-strenghtening initiative in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
SOURCE: African Journal of AIDS Research
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Phaswana-Mafuya, K.Peltzer, R.Ladzani, G.Mlambo, A.Davids, K.Phaweni, P.Dana, M.Ndabula
KEYWORDS: EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, HEALTH SERVICES, HIV/AIDS, PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT) PROGRAMME, RURAL COMMUNITIES
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6757
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3861
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3861
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Phaswana-Mafuya, K.Peltzer, R.Ladzani, G.Mlambo, A.Davids, K.Phaweni, P.Dana, M.Ndabula
KEYWORDS: EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, HEALTH SERVICES, HIV/AIDS, PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT) PROGRAMME, RURAL COMMUNITIES
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6757
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3861
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3861
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Abstract
The research assesses prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) services following implementation of programme-strengthening activities in a municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A pre-intervention and post-intervention design was used to conduct facility assessments and client exit interviews at baseline and after 28 months. For the facility assessments, unstructured interviews were conducted with the heads of maternity wards at each delivery facility (n = 4), nurses (n = 9) and lay counsellors (n = 18). District Health Information System (DHIS) records were used to assess changes on PMTCT-programme indicators. Observations were conducted at the fixed clinics and hospitals to determine compliance to the national criteria for PMTCT-services delivery. For the exit interviews with clients, the pre- and post-assessment samples, respectively, included women attending for antenatal care (n = 296; n = 239) as well as HIV-positive women attending for postnatal care (n = 70; n = 142). The personnel generally perceived the PMTCT services as having been strengthened as a result of the initiative and the DHIS records showed positive changes. Client exit interviews revealed significant increases in the numbers of women who: were aware of the PMTCT programme; were tested for HIV during their pregnancy; were aware of VCT before coming to the facility; knew their HIV-test result; and, had helpful pre-HIV-test and/or post-HIV-test counselling experiences. The long waiting periods at the facilities and the relatively short length of the counselling sessions remained a serious concern. Lessons learnt may help with designing strategies to expand the national programme in South Africa as well as PMTCT programmes elsewhere.-
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