"At home, no one knows": A qualitative study of retention challenges among women living with HIV in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the broad success of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs, HIV care engagement during the pregnancy and postpartum periods is suboptimal. This study explored the perspectives of women who experienced challenges engaging in PMTCT care, in order to better understand factors that contribute to poor retention and to identify opportunities to improve PMTCT services.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with 12 postpartum women to discuss their experiences with PMTCT care. We used data from a larger longitudinal cohort study conducted in five PMTCT clinics in Moshi, Tanzania to identify women with indicators of poor care engagement (i.e., medication non-adherence, inconsistent clinic attendance, or high viral load). Women who

SUBMITTER: Kisigo GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451655 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature