ANC= antenatal care; ART= antiretroviral therapy; HTC= HIV testing and counseling; MSM= men who have sex with men; NR= not reported; OI= opportunistic infection; PMTCTB+= Prevention of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission Option B+; PoC= point-of-care; sdc= sero-discordant couples; TB= tuberculosis Table 1c: Qualitative studies Study Focus Design Year Population Age Country Rural/ ART Intervention Comments urban eligibility Black et al, Acceptability 7 key informant 2011 HIV positive Mean 29 South Urban PMTCTB+ Rapid initiation at Same 2014 and challenges interviews and pregnant and years (range: Africa pregnancy, including intervention of the rapid interviews postpartum 23–36) integrated ART/ANC as reported by initiation of with participants women services allowing same Black et al, ART among day ART in some cases, 2013, and pregnant single counseling session Myer et al, women living & PoC CD4 2012 with HIV Helova et Challenges to 40 individual 2014 HIV positive Pregnant Kenya Rural PMTCTB+ Same day ART al, 2016 the provision gender-matched pregnant and women of PMTCTB+ one-on-one in-depth postpartum 24.7; male at the health interviews with women partners facility level HIV-positive 33.5; pregnant or healthcare postpartum women workers (n=20) and their 32.2 male partners (n=20) and 4 FGD with 30 healthcare providers Katirayi et Barriers and 39 in-depth 2013 HIV positive Mean age Malawi Rural, PMTCTB+ Same day ART al, 2016 facilitators that interviews (pregnant pregnant and 27.2-29.5 urban and affect a and postpartum postpartum periurban woman’s women) and 16 FGD women decision to (4 healthcare
ANC= antenatal care; ART= antiretroviral therapy; HTC= HIV testing and counseling; MSM= men who have sex with men; NR= not reported; OI= opportunistic infection; PMTCTB+= Prevention of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission Option B+; PoC= point-of-care; sdc= sero-discordant couples; TB= tuberculosis Table 1c: Qualitative studies Study Focus Design Year Population Age Country Rural/ urban ART eligibility Intervention Comments Black et al, 2014 Acceptability and challenges of the rapid initiation of ART among pregnant women living with HIV 7 key informant interviews and interviews with participants 2011 HIV positive pregnant and postpartum women Mean 29 years (range: 23–36) South Africa Urban PMTCTB+ Rapid initiation at pregnancy, including integrated ART/ANC services allowing same day ART in some cases, single counseling session & PoC CD4 Same intervention as reported by Black et al, 2013, and Myer et al, 2012 Helova et al, 2016 Challenges to the provision of PMTCTB+ at the health facility level 40 individual gender-matched one-on-one in-depth interviews with HIV-positive pregnant or postpartum women (n=20) and their male partners (n=20) and 4 FGD with 30 healthcare providers 2014 HIV positive pregnant and postpartum women Pregnant women 24.7; male partners 33.5; healthcare workers 32.2 Kenya Rural PMTCTB+ Same day ART Katirayi et al, 2016 Barriers and facilitators that affect a woman’s decision to 39 in-depth interviews (pregnant and postpartum women) and 16 FGD (4 healthcare 2013 HIV positive pregnant and postpartum women Mean age 27.2-29.5 Malawi Rural, urban and periurban PMTCTB+ Same day ART
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