Integrated early childhood development services improve mothers' experiences with prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Malawi: a qualitative study.

Kathryn DovelPericles KalandeEvelyn UdediTijana TemelkovskaJulie HubbardChipariro MbalangaLaurie BrunsSiyenunu MulunguSundeep GuptaLinda RichterThomas J Coates

Published in: BMC health services research (2021)

The integrated ECD-PMTCT intervention improved mother's experiences with PMTCT programs and health care providers, increased ECD practices such as responsive and stimulating parenting, and created social support networks for women with other PMTCT clients.

Keyphrases

social support
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mental health
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