Sead Karakaš, Mateja Paklarčić, Ermina Kukić
The Incidence of Smoking Habits and the Degree of Nicotine Dependence in Education Workers
Acta medica academica
retention prevention mothertochild transmission hiv programs critical reduce vertical transmission addresses challenges retention mozambique launched peersupport program 2018 hivpositive mothers provide adherence support mentor mothers mms hivpositive pregnant lactating women hivexposed infected children descriptive qualitative evaluation conducted across nine facilities gaza province assess acceptability barriers implementation mentor mother program mmp among receiving services providing services indepth interviews focus group discussions conducted mms mm supervisors health care workers hcws hivpositive mothers enrolled mmp hivpositive mothers declined mmp enrollment key informants involved implementation program thematic analysis identified emerging recurrent themes patterns across participants responses data collected novemberdecember 2020 initial challenges acceptability mmp especially regarding confidentiality concerns mm roles sharing additional information mms making small changes beginning mmp resulted generally high acceptance mmp hivpositive mothers reported counseling mms improved understanding importance antiretroviral treatment art take administer art hivpositive mothers reported reduced guilt shame hivstatus feeling less alone control health mms shared work made feel valued decreased selfstigmatization however mms also reported feeling inadequate resources perform optimal job functions listed inadequate transportation insufficient stipends false addresses clients among constraints overall hcws felt workload significantly reduced mm support wanted mms community health facility study found mmp considered substantive highly valued support hivpositive mothers resulting increased art literacy among patients improved selfreported wellbeing sense community reduced feelings isolation recommendations include strengthening mm training increasing financial materiel resources additional information provided newly enrolled mothers support male partners