Integration of HIV and maternal healthcare in a high HIV-prevalence setting: analysis of client flow data over time in Swaziland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Maternal and child health (MCH) care may provide an entry point for HIV services in high HIV-prevalence settings. Our objective was to assess integration of HIV with MCH services in public sector facilities in Swaziland.

Design

In 2009, 2010 and 2012, client flow assessments (CFAs) were conducted over 5 days in the MCH units of eight government facilities, purposively selected as intervention or comparison sites.

Participants

8263 MCH visits with female clients were tracked: 3261 in 2009, 2086 in 2010 and 2916 in 2012.

Intervention

Activities and resources to strengthen integration of HIV services into postnatal care (PNC), 2009-2010.

Main outcome measures

The proportion of all visits in which an HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing

SUBMITTER: Birdthistle IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3948459 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature