Factors Affecting the Availability of the Prevention of Motherto- Child Transmission of Hiv Programme at Rural Health Care Facilities of Madibeng Sub-District

Habedi, Debbie Sk; Nolte, Anna; Temane, Annie

doi:10.25159/2520-5293/397

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“…The shortage of staff was identified in six articles included in this review (Habedi, Nolte & Temane 2016 ; Hanrahan & Williams 2017 ; Kaswa, Rupesinghe & Longo-Mbenza 2018 ; Peltzer et al 2016 ; Sithole & Khunou 2016 ; Skinner et al 2005 ). Shortage of staff in clinics was highlighted as one of the contributing barriers that hinder the management of HIV-exposed children.…”

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This review found that in some of the clinics, there was only one midwife providing assistance in the ANC to all women who seek these services (Kaswa et al 2018 ; Sithole & Khunou 2016 ). At times when clinics are jam-packed, nurses would instruct some of the women to go back home and come back the following day because they were not coping with the workload (Habedi et al 2016 ; Hanrahan & Williams 2017 ). The PMTCT service was introduced to clinics without any additional staff to clinics that are already understaffed (Peltzer et al 2016 ; Skinner et al 2005 ), creating more challenges for the provision of PMTCT services.…”

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The long waiting periods were identified in three articles included in this review (Habedi et al 2016 ; Hanrahan & Williams 2017 ; Kaswa et al 2018 ). These articles showed that women are keen to attend clinics but oftentimes are discouraged by the long queues and the long time they spend at the clinic (Kaswa et al 2018 ).…”

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this review, it was found that women complained that they sit and wait for a long time before they are attended to by a healthcare worker. This is despite the fact that they arrive at the clinic as early as 06:00 in the morning, but they would go home after 13:00 in the afternoon (Habedi et al 2016 ; Hanrahan & Williams 2017 ). In one of the studies (Habedi et al 2016 ) included in this review, it was noted that women living with HIV were frustrated to be sent back home without any help.…”

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is despite the fact that they arrive at the clinic as early as 06:00 in the morning, but they would go home after 13:00 in the afternoon (Habedi et al 2016 ; Hanrahan & Williams 2017 ). In one of the studies (Habedi et al 2016 ) included in this review, it was noted that women living with HIV were frustrated to be sent back home without any help. In another article, it was highlighted that pregnant women (36 weeks) were complaining that it is difficult for them to sit on the queue for a very long time, even though they left their homes very early in the morning (Kaswa et al 2018 ).…”

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to HIV in the rural areas of South Africa

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Background: South Africa has made enormous progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), however, MTCT and AIDS related death persist among children particularly in the rural areas. Lack of adherence to health policies and guidelines implementation remain one of the contributory factors to poor management of HIV-exposed children. Hence, the need to deeply explore the complexity of the problems and understand the barriers to the management of HIV exposed children in the rural areas.Objectives: To explore and synthesise the barriers to the management of children under 5 years old exposed to HIV in rural areas in South Africa.Method: An integrative literature review was conducted. An electronic search was conducted on several databases. The researchers applied the Boolean ‘ AND’/‘OR’ in combination with phrases such as ‘HIV infection*’, ‘HIV transmission’, ‘HIV-exposed infant*, child*, and neonate*’ and ‘South Africa*’. Included studies were limited to South Africa, and articles were written in English and published in peer-reviewed journals from 2005 to 2018. Both qualitative and quantitative studies between 2005 and 2018 were utilised.Results: The findings highlighted that healthcare institution-related barriers, healthcare provider-related barriers, patient-related barriers and Socio-economic-related barriers were the significant barriers to the management of HIV-exposed children in the rural areas.Conclusion: Continuous engagement with all relevant stakeholders should remain a priority in protecting HIV-exposed children. It is evident that there exist gaps in the current implementation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), especially in rural areas. Therefore, intervention strategies that could improve implementation of PMTCT policy guidelines for HIV-exposed children in rural areas are needed.

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Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Healthcare Institution-related Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to HIV in the rural areas of South Africa

2021

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Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to human immunodeficiency virus in the rural areas in South Africa

2020

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Background: South Africa has made enormous progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), however, MTCT and AIDS related death persist among children particularly in the rural areas. Lack of adherence to health policies and guidelines implementation remain one of the contributory factors to poor management of HIVexposed children. Hence, the need to deeply explore the complexity of the problems and understand the barriers to the management of HIV exposed children in the rural areas.Objectives: To explore and synthesise the barriers to the management of children under 5 years old exposed to HIV in rural areas in South Africa.Method: An integrative literature review was conducted. An electronic search was conducted on several databases. The researchers applied the Boolean ' AND'/'OR' in combination with phrases such as 'HIV infection*', 'HIV transmission', 'HIV-exposed infant*, child*, and neonate*' and 'South Africa*'. Included studies were limited to South Africa, and articles were written in English and published in peer-reviewed journals from 2005 to 2018. Both qualitative and quantitative studies between 2005 and 2018 were utilised. Results:The findings highlighted that healthcare institution-related barriers, healthcare provider-related barriers, patient-related barriers and Socio-economic-related barriers were the significant barriers to the management of HIV-exposed children in the rural areas. Conclusion:Continuous engagement with all relevant stakeholders should remain a priority in protecting HIV-exposed children. It is evident that there exist gaps in the current implementation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), especially in rural areas. Therefore, intervention strategies that could improve implementation of PMTCT policy guidelines for HIV-exposed children in rural areas are needed.

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Factors Affecting the Availability of the Prevention of Motherto- Child Transmission of Hiv Programme at Rural Health Care Facilities of Madibeng Sub-District

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Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to HIV in the rural areas of South Africa

Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to HIV in the rural areas of South Africa

Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to human immunodeficiency virus in the rural areas in South Africa

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