Báo cáo y học: "Barriers to the implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A cross-sectional survey in rural and urban Uganda"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Barriers to the implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A cross-sectional survey in rural and urban Uganda. | AIDS Research and Therapy BioMed Central Research Open Access Barriers to the implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV A cross-sectional survey in rural and urban Uganda Francis Bajunirwe 1 2 and Michael Muzoora1 Address Department of Community Health Mbarara University of Science and Technology . BOX 1410 Mbarara Uganda and 2Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH 44106-4945 USA Email Francis Bajunirwe - Michael Muzoora - muzooramike@ Corresponding author Published 28 October 2005 Received 17 July 2005 AIDS Research and Therapy 2005 2 10 doi 1742-6405-2-10 Accepted 28 October 2005 This article is available from http content 2 1 10 2005 Bajunirwe and Muzoora licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Implementation of programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission PMTCT of HIV faces a variety of barriers and challenges. The assessment of these challenges has generally been conducted in large urban health facilities. As programs expand into rural areas the potential barriers that may be encountered there also need to be assessed. This study examines potential barriers that might affect the acceptability of interventions for PMTCT in rural and urban settings. Results Four hundred and four women at a large urban hospital and three rural clinics that had recently started implementing PMTCT were interviewed. Level of knowledge of MTCT and preference for rapid HIV testing were equally high in both areas but rural women had a higher tendency to think that they should consult their husbands .

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