Acceptability of mentor mother peer support for women living with HIV in North-Central Nigeria: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mentor mothers provide psychosocial and other support to pregnant and post-partum women living with HIV (WLHIV), which has been shown to enhance maternal-infant outcomes in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Our objective was to assess the acceptability of mentor mothers as a PMTCT intervention, and to explore opinions on mentor mother program composition and delivery among stakeholders in North-Central Nigeria.

Methods

We conducted nine focus group discussions and 31 in-depth interviews with 118 participants, including WLHIV, pregnant women, male partners, health workers, traditional birth attendants, community leaders, PMTCT program implementers, and policymakers. Participants were purposively recruited from health facilities and surr

SUBMITTER: Odiachi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8349095 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature