The Role of Maternal, Psychosocial and Social-Cultural Factors in HIV-Exposed Infants’ Service Uptake; Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
Wambui, E.W.
Keraka, M
Nguhiu, P
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Publisher
East African Medical Journal
Abstract
Objective: To assess relationship between maternal determinants, psychosocial, socialcultural factors and uptake of routine HEI services among HIV- Exposed Infants in
Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study
Setting: Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya.
Subjects: Three hundred and twenty-nine (329) mother/baby pairs were enrolled in to the
study.
Result: The study showed significant statistical association between maternal factors and
immunization services uptake timeliness (X2 =7.67, df=1, P=0.001). Psycho-social factors
had significant association with timeliness in immunization (X2 =8.87, df= 1, P=0.03) while
timeliness in uptake of Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) was (X2 =28.9, df=1, P=˂0.001).
Further findings on the respondents who had disclosed their HIV status to their male
partners showed significant statistical association (X2 =6.88, P=0.009).
Conclusion: Maternal characteristics, psychosocial and social-cultural factors influenced
service uptake and recommended for promotion of PMTCT psychosocial support groups
among all HIV positive women and inclusion of mentor mothers as champions in
demand creation, campaigns and interpersonal communication to improve the timely
uptake of early infant diagnosis (EID) and immunization services.
Description
A research article published in East African Medical Journal
Keywords
maternal determinants, HEI services, Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya
Citation
Wambui, E. W., Keraka, M., & Nguhiu, P. (2017). The role of maternal, psychosocial and social-cultural factors in HIV-exposed infants’ service uptake; Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya. East African Medical Journal, 94(12), 1010-1027.