Completed | December 2017

The Voices of Positive Mothers Study

An Exploratory Study of Pregnant and Lactating Women’s Perceptions of Lifelong ART to Prevent HIV Transmission during Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Beyond

Overview

Country:

Zambia

Subject Matter:

PMTCT and HIV-free Survival

This study, led by EGPAF in collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health (MOH), sought to explore the acceptability and feasibility of lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART) for PMTCT among HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women in Zambia. The study involved focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews with HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women recruited from two urban and two rural MOH clinic sites.

Data Collection Period: March – August 2013