HIV counselling and testing experiences of expectant mothers in the prevention of vertical transmission programme: implications for policy and service delivery.
Susanna Aba Aba AbrahamSheila E ClowPublished in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2022)
Attitudes towards pretest counselling impacts the mothers' reaction to a positive test result. HIV counselling that does not solicit voluntary testing may be effective in increasing testing but may affect uptake of treatment. It is recommended that midwives providing HCT be trained periodically to enhance service delivery while focus on women-centred care and improving women's agency in the prevention of vertical transmission services should be the paramount.
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