Social concerns related to HIV status disclosure and participation in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care among pregnant women in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social concerns about unintentional HIV status disclosure and HIV-related stigma are barriers to pregnant women's access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) care. There is limited quantitative evidence of women's social and emotional barriers to PMTCT care and HIV disclosure. We aimed to investigate how social concerns related to participation in PMTCT care are associated with HIV status disclosure to partners and relatives among pregnant women living with HIV in western Kenya.

Methods

A cross-sectional study, including 437 pregnant women living with HIV, was carried out at enrolment in a multicentre mobile phone intervention trial (WelTel PMTCT) in western Kenya. Women diagnosed with HIV on the day of enrolment were excluded. To investiga

SUBMITTER: Nordberg B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164265 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature