Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the highest burdens of HIV and syphilis in pregnancy in the Asia-Pacific region. Timely and effective diagnosis can alleviate the burden of HIV and syphilis and improve maternal and newborn health. Supply-side factors related to implementation and scale up remain problematic, yet few studies have considered their impact on antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis. This study explores health service availability and readiness for antenatal HIV and/or syphilis testing and treatment in PNG.

Methods

Using data from two sources, we demonstrate health service availability and readiness. Service availability is measured at a province level as the average of three indicators: infrastructure, workforce, and antenatal clinic uti

SUBMITTER: Saweri OP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9580192 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature