PMID- 26694631
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160804
LR  - 20161021
IS  - 1813-4424 (Electronic)
IS  - 1729-0376 (Linking)
VI  - 12
DP  - 2015
TI  - Influence of the home environment on the prevention of mother to child 
      transmission of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome 
      in South Africa.
PG  - 59-65
LID - 10.1080/17290376.2015.1123645 [doi]
AB  - The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune-deficiency syndrome 
      (HIV/AIDS) is still a 'family crises' which marks the beginning of the 
      deterioration of the family unit and the trauma in the emotional, psychological 
      and material lives of both the mother and child. In South African context where 
      the majority of HIV-positive mothers are young single women who live in extended 
      families, disclosure to the sexual partner alone is not an adequate condition for 
      the success of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT). In South 
      Africa, close to one in three women who attend antenatal clinics are HIV 
      positive. KwaZulu-Natal is one of the worst affected provinces, where as many as 
      40-60% of pregnant women attending antenatal services are living with HIV 
      infection. The study sought to investigate the link between the home environment 
      and its contribution to the success of the programme on PMTCT of HIV/AIDS. A 
      qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was used in this study 
      to explore whether the home environment for the support system is available for 
      the HIV-positive women on the PMTCT programme. The population of this study 
      included all women who have undergone counselling and tested HIV positive and who 
      have joined the programme on PMTCT of HIV/AIDS in a specific hospital in 
      KwaZulu-Natal Province. Although 14 women agreed to participate in the study, 
      only 10 women were interviewed as saturation was attained. Data were collected 
      using semi-structured interview schedule. Interviews were audio-taped and field 
      notes were taken. Content analysis was used and it was done manually. This study 
      revealed that one of the major issues still surrounding HIV/AIDS and PMTCT is 
      that of non-disclosure, selective disclosure and the stigma and discrimination 
      that surrounds this disease.
FAU - Sewnunan, A
AU  - Sewnunan A
AD  - a MA, is affiliated to the Department of Health Studies , University of South 
      Africa , Pretoria , South Africa.
FAU - Modiba, L M
AU  - Modiba LM
AD  - b PhD, is affiliated to the Department of Health Studies , University of South 
      Africa , Pretoria , South Africa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - South Africa
TA  - SAHARA J
JT  - SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance
JID - 101226212
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Directive Counseling
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/*prevention & control/transmission
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/*prevention & control
MH  - Male
MH  - Mothers/*psychology
MH  - Patient Education as Topic
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology/*prevention & control
MH  - Prenatal Care
MH  - Program Development
MH  - *Social Stigma
MH  - *Social Support
MH  - South Africa/epidemiology
MH  - Stress, Psychological/epidemiology/*psychology
MH  - Truth Disclosure
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Divulgation
OT  - Prevention de Transmission de la mere a l'enfant
OT  - Soutien
OT  - Succes (French)
OT  - Syndrome Immunodeficitaire Acquis
OT  - Transmission Mere a l'enfant du VIH
OT  - Virus Immunodeficitaire Human
OT  - acquired immune-deficiency syndrome
OT  - disclosure
OT  - human immunodeficiency virus
OT  - mother to child transmission of HIV
OT  - prevention of mother to child transmission
OT  - success
OT  - support
EDAT- 2015/12/24 06:00
MHDA- 2016/08/05 06:00
CRDT- 2015/12/24 06:00
PHST- 2015/12/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/12/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/08/05 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1080/17290376.2015.1123645 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - SAHARA J. 2015;12:59-65. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2015.1123645.