Addressing the migrant gap: maternal healthcare perspectives on utilising prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa.
Melanie A BisnauthAshraf CoovadiaMary KawongaJo VeareyPublished in: Global health action (2022)
COVID-19 amplified existing challenges for cross-border migrant women to utilise PMTCT services. Future pandemic preparedness should be addressed with differentiated service delivery including multi-month dispensing of ARVs, virtual educational care, and language-sensitive information, responsive to the needs of mobile women to alleviate the burden on the healthcare system.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- pregnancy outcomes
- sars cov
- mental health
- south africa
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- primary care
- public health
- affordable care act
- health information
- hiv positive
- current status
- type diabetes
- breast cancer risk
- palliative care
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- insulin resistance
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- pain management
- health insurance
- adipose tissue
- preterm birth