1 / 5

Strengthening the gender focus to improve ANC/PMTCT service quality in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Network for HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care & Support Program . Strengthening the gender focus to improve ANC/PMTCT service quality in Ethiopia. Presenter: Nelia Matinhure Date: 3 July 2013. DHEA. EIFDDA. EPHA. IMPACT . NNPWE. ANECCA. Background and Results.

susan
Download Presentation

Strengthening the gender focus to improve ANC/PMTCT service quality in Ethiopia

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ethiopia Network for HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care & Support Program Strengthening the gender focus to improve ANC/PMTCT service quality in Ethiopia Presenter: Nelia Matinhure Date: 3 July 2013 DHEA EIFDDA EPHA IMPACT NNPWE ANECCA

  2. Background and Results Background • In Ethiopia, gender dynamics and health care provider attitudes contribute to barriers to accessing antenatal care and prevention of mother-to-child transmission. • Study examined the needs and perceptions of 668 HIV-positive clients and 36 health care providers at 9 high patient load government health centers in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Tigray regions. Results • Health center client and provider perceptions of key gender related issues were at times directly opposed. • Health center management teams ranked as lowest priorities three key issues that HIV-positive clients considered important.

  3. Issues HIV-positive clients considered important • HIV-positive women were counseled by their health care providers to not get pregnant without consulting them. They also reported that they were being counseled on PMTCT by mother mentors of their mother support group (MSG), which encouraged them to become pregnant. When they became pregnant, they reported being chided by their health care providers, which led to feelings of guilt and being stigmatized.

  4. Issues HIV-positive clients considered important • ANC/PMTCT services were not male friendly as men were not allowed to witness the birth of their children despite health center invitation letters to men to accompany their spouses. • Participants preferred to link their ART appointments to market days, religious holidays, or other convenient times, which did not always coincide with health center opening hours. Recommendations • Study underscores the importance of educating health care providers about their clients’ needs and equipping them with tools to improve services. • Better integration of providers with mother support groups should be explored.

  5. Thank you Ethiopia Network for HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care & Support Program IMPACT NNPWE DHEA EIFDDA EPHA ANECCA

More Related