Engaging community leaders to improve male partner participation in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Goodluck Willey LyatuuHelga NaburiRoseline UrrioShally Zumba MwashemeleSarah MdingiRehema PangaHappiness KodaYusuph ChendeMartha TsereAisa MhaluHelen SirilIrene Andrew LemaEric ArisAisa Nkya MuyaMaria Rosaria GalantiGunnel BiberfeldCharles KilewoAnna Mia EkströmPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Effective engagement and functional partnerships between healthcare providers and community leaders can contribute to improve male partner participation in ANC and PMTCT services. PMTCT programs should capitalize on community leaders, in addressing low male partner participation in ANC and PMTCT, in order to improve effective uptake, retention and outcomes of HIV prevention and treatment services among pregnant and breastfeeding women, their partners, infants and families.