The Role of Maternal, Psychosocial and Social-Cultural Factors in HIV-Exposed Infants’ Service Uptake; Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorWambui, E.W.
dc.contributor.authorKeraka, M
dc.contributor.authorNguhiu, P
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T13:08:55Z
dc.date.available2021-11-22T13:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionA research article published in East African Medical Journalen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWambui, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issneISSN: 0012-835X
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/178682
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23020
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEast African Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectmaternal determinantsen_US
dc.subjectHEI servicesen_US
dc.subjectNakuru County Referral Hospitalen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleThe Role of Maternal, Psychosocial and Social-Cultural Factors in HIV-Exposed Infants’ Service Uptake; Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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