Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Health Service Utilization Outcomes of the Mother-Baby Pack for Delivery of ARV Drugs to HIV-infected Pregnant Women and their Infants in Lesotho
Overview
Country:
Lesotho
Subject Matter:
Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment; PMTCT and HIV-free Survival
This UNICEF-funded study used a prospective cross-sectional design to assess the acceptability of the Mother-Baby Pack (MBP) in Lesotho. All pregnant women at intervention sites were provided with a MBP at their first antenatal care visit which was filled with prenatal vitamins and PMTCT medications (if the expectant mother was HIV-positive).
Data Collection Period: December 2012 – May 2013
- Findings presented at the 17th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, December 2013: “Health workers’ perspectives on the acceptability, feasibility, and health services utilization following the introduction of the mother-baby pack for PMTCT in Lesotho”
- Findings presented at the Children and HIV: Start Early, Start Now! Symposium, July 2014: “Pregnant and early postpartum women’s experiences and perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of the Mother-Baby Pack for PMTCT in Lesotho”
- Findings published in AIDS Research and Treatment, November 2015: “Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s Experiences and Perspectives on the Acceptability and Feasibility of Copackaged Medicine for Antenatal Care and PMTCT in Lesotho“
