Participation of traditional birth attendants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in two rural districts in Zimbabwe: a feasibility study

Table 5 PMTCT activities that TBAs would agree to participate in TBA survey, Murewa and Goromonzi districts, Zimbabwe, 2006 (n = 72)

	Traditional birth attendant (TBAs) †
		Agree
	Report performing it	< 25%	> 75%
Mothers
-Raise awareness			*
-Inform women/men of the benefits of HIV testing			*
- Refer women for HIV testing	14%		*
- Perform blood test		*
- Dispense the medication to the women			*
- Directly observe the women ingest the medication during labour			*
- Inform women on appropriate breastfeeding measures			*
- Provide psychological support to HIV + women			*
- Provide continuum of care to HIV + mother and child			*
Child
- Refer the infant to a health centre for medication			*
- Accompany infant to the health centre for medication		*
- Provide medication to the infant			*
*Assist health centre in the documentation of ANC services*	16%	*

† All comparisons between trained and untrained TBAs are not statistically significant
ANC: antenatal care

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