Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorLadur, Alice Norahen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorColvin, Christopher Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStinson, Kathrynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-10T14:46:27Z
dc.date.available2016-02-10T14:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractInvolving male partners of pregnant women accessing PMTCT programs has the potential to improve health outcomes for women and children. This study explored community members' (men and women) and healthcare workers' perceptions of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Two focus group discussions were held with 25 men of unknown HIV status and one focus group discussion held with 12 HIV-positive women in the community. In depth interviews were conducted with four HIV-positive couples and five service providers purposely sampled from the community and a health facility, respectively. Both men and women interviewed in this study were receptive towards male involvement in PMTCT. However, men were reluctant to engage with health services due to stigma and negative attitudes from nurses. This study also found HIV testing, disclosure and direct health worker engagement with men increases male involvement in PMTCT. Using men in the media and community to reach out to fellow men with prevention messages tailored to suit specific audiences may reduce perceptions of antenatal care as being a woman's domain.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLadur, A. N., Colvin, C. J., & Stinson, K. (2015). Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. <i>PLoS One</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16946en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLadur, Alice Norah, Christopher J Colvin, and Kathryn Stinson "Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa." <i>PLoS One</i> (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16946en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLadur, A. N., Colvin, C. J., & Stinson, K. (2015). Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha Cape Town South Africa. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0133239. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133239en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Ladur, Alice Norah AU - Colvin, Christopher J AU - Stinson, Kathryn AB - Involving male partners of pregnant women accessing PMTCT programs has the potential to improve health outcomes for women and children. This study explored community members' (men and women) and healthcare workers' perceptions of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Two focus group discussions were held with 25 men of unknown HIV status and one focus group discussion held with 12 HIV-positive women in the community. In depth interviews were conducted with four HIV-positive couples and five service providers purposely sampled from the community and a health facility, respectively. Both men and women interviewed in this study were receptive towards male involvement in PMTCT. However, men were reluctant to engage with health services due to stigma and negative attitudes from nurses. This study also found HIV testing, disclosure and direct health worker engagement with men increases male involvement in PMTCT. Using men in the media and community to reach out to fellow men with prevention messages tailored to suit specific audiences may reduce perceptions of antenatal care as being a woman's domain. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0133239 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - PLoS One LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa TI - Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16946 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133239en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16946
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLadur AN, Colvin CJ, Stinson K. Perceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. PLoS One. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16946.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_ZA
dc.rights.holder© 2015 Ladur et alen_ZA
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dc.sourcePLoS Oneen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://journals.plos.org/plosoneen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIVen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPregnancyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAntenatal careen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIV preventionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherInfantsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherChildrenen_ZA
dc.subject.otherNursesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.titlePerceptions of community members and healthcare workers on male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africaen_ZA
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