ArticleJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Integration of Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV Services Into Village Health Clinics in Ntcheu, Malawi: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.
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- Factors affecting availability of HIV viral load/early infant diagnosis point of care testing commodities and performance of testing platforms in public health facilities in Masaka region, Uganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Investigating strategies to enhance access to HIV services among children in Malawi: A multifaceted research approach, study protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- How to strengthen primary health care? An exploratory study on the policy of vertical integration of high-quality medical resources based on symbiosis theory.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perceptions on acceptability of the 2016 WHO ANC model among the pregnant women in Phalombe District, Malawi - a qualitative study using Theoretical Framework of Acceptability.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Predictors of Retention Among HIV Exposed Infants in the Early Infant Diagnosis Program in Lilongwe Rural, Malawi.Sage open pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
Integration of Early Infant Diagnosis(EID) of HIV into Village Health Clinics (VHCs) would increase the uptake of services. This study assessed mothers and health care workers' acceptability of integration of EID of HIV services into VHCs in Ntcheu, Malawi. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study in the phenomenological tradition among 20 mothers of either HIV exposed or non-exposed infants and 18 health care workers (HCWs) from February to July 2019. We analyzed the data using a thematic approach and guided by the theoretical framework for acceptability. There were positive perceptions of the integration of services. Acceptability is influenced by attitudes, perceived burden, intervention coherent services, and perceived effectiveness of services. The successful integration of EID of HIV into VHCs requires strengthening of the health system and community awareness. Efforts to mitigate stigma should be prioritized when integrating the services to optimize uptake of the services at a community level.
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