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Nance, N., Pendo, P., Masanja, J., Ngilangwa, D.P., Webb, K., Noronha, R., et al. (2017) Short-Term Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention for HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Tanzania to Improve Treatment Adherence and Retention in Care: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. PLoS ONE, 12, e0181919.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181919

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• TITLE: Missed Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Visits and Associated Programmatic Predictors: A Pilot Study

  AUTHORS: Augustine Ndaimani, Inam Chitsike, Clara Haruzivishe, Babill Stray-Pedersen

  KEYWORDS: Missed Visits, Option B Plus, Pilot Study, PMTCT (Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV), Predictors

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Infectious Diseases, Vol.7 No.4, November 2, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Missed Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) visits have contributed to the delayed achievement of elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Missed visits promote attrition from prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV program and antiretroviral drug resistance. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of missed PMTCT visits and its associated predictors. A descriptive cross sectional survey was carried out at a District Hospital in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe. Fifty-three women completed closed-ended questionnaires pertaining to PMTCT visits and exposure to PMTCT activities. A total of 24.5% missed at least one scheduled PMTCT visit. Statistically significant predictors of not missing a PMTCT visit were satisfaction with family support (β = −0.73, p = 0.029) and level of satisfaction with PMTCT services (β = −0.00076; p = 0.04). The number of days by which scheduled visits were missed were inversely correlated with visit number (β = −2.99, p = 0.04). Enhanced family support and quality improvement to improve patient satisfaction may reduce missed visits. Availing women with a more active role in PMTCT may also reduce the prevalence of missed visits.