Clients' experiences utilizing a safer conception service for HIV affected individuals: implications for differentiated care service delivery models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safer conception services promote the reproductive health and rights of families, while minimizing HIV transmission risks between partners trying to conceive, as well vertical transmission risks. Implementation data, including clients' experiences utilizing safer conception services in sub-Saharan Africa are limited.

Methods

Hillbrow Community Health Centre began offering safer conception services for individuals and couples affected by HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa in June 2015. A stratified sub-sample of safer conception clients were consecutively recruited from April 2016-August 2017 for a cross-sectional interview assessing clients' perceptions of service acceptability and value, as well as perceived safer conception knowledge and self-efficacy. Visual ana

SUBMITTER: Schwartz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538560 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature