Challenges and commonly used countermeasures in the implementation of lifelong antiretroviral therapy for PMTCT in Central Uganda: Health providers' perspective

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 1; p. e0280893
• Main Authors: Mukose, Aggrey David, Bastiaens, Hilde, Makumbi, Fredrick, Buregyeya, Esther, Naigino, Rose, Musinguzi, Joshua, Van Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre, Wanyenze, Rhoda K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 20.01.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral therapy; Antiviral agents; Biology and Life Sciences; Breast feeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Care and treatment; Catchment areas; Commodities; Data collection; Disease transmission; Distribution; Dosage and administration; Drug therapy; Fear; Female; Health aspects; Health care facilities; Health facilities; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; HIV (Viruses); HIV infection; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infant; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control; Interviews; Male; Maternal-fetal exchange; Medicine and Health Sciences; Occupational training; Patient compliance; People and Places; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - prevention & control; Pregnant women; Prevention; Public health; Qualitative Research; Retention; Risk factors; Side effects; Therapy; Training; Uganda; Womens health; Uganda; Malawi; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethiopia

Uganda has implemented lifelong antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission since September 2012. Implementation of this strategy has been met with health provider and client challenges which have persisted up to date. This study explored providers' perspective...