S/N | Author: Year | Country: Setting | Study design | Participants and type of PMTCT intervention implemented | Sample size | QAR of studies |
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1 | *Kiarie, et al. 2003 [30] | Kenya: Urban | FGDs | HIV+ pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in a clinical trial in a tertiary HF. (ZDV,SdNVP) | 7 FGDs (4 sessions with pregnant women and 3 sessions with postpartum women). | **** |
2 | *Bancheno, et al. 2010 [28] | Swaziland: Rural | IDIs | HIV + pregnant women registered for PMTCT services in a rural HF: Nurses, nurse assistants. (SdNVP) | 64 Interviews (nurses and nurse assistants) | *** |
3 | Duff, et al.2010 [39] | Uganda: Urban and rural | IDIs and FGDs | HIV + mothers registered in PMTCT programme. (cART) | 45 IDIs; 1 FGD (8 women). | **** |
4 | *Mepham, et al. 2011 [38]. | South Africa: Rural | IDIs | HIV + pregnant women receiving PMTCT services in a HF. (cART) | 20 interviews | **** |
5 | Ujiji, et al. 2011 [45] | Kenya: Rural | Narratives | HIV + pregnant women already receiving ART in two HFs. (cART) | 28; 12 urban and 16 rural. | *** |
6 | Buesseler, et al. 2014 [42] | Cote d’Ivoire:Rural | IDIs | HIV + mothers registered in PMTCT integration programme at four HFs: HCWs. (cART) | IDIs:24 women,5 HCWs. | *** |
7 | Gourlay, et al. 2014 [59] | Tanzania: Rural | PLA and IDIs | HIV + women attending four HF for PMTCT services: HIV- women: HCWs: Health officials. (specific short course antiretroviral regimen not mentioned) | 61 PLA (3male, 3 female groups with 8–12 participants): 30 IDIs (16 HIV + &5 HIV – women, 6 HCWs, 3 health officials. | **** |
8 | Kastner, et al. 2014 [51] | Uganda: Urban | IDIs | Women attending HIV clinic for follow up (HIV + pregnant women in their 2ND AND 3RD trimester. (cART) | IDIs:25 pregnant women | *** |
9 | *Murithi, et al. 2015 [41] | Kenya: | IDIs | HIV + women pregnant receiving care in a PMTCT clinic. (specific short course antiretroviral regimen not mentioned) | IDIs:15 pregnant women | ** |
10 | Elwell, 2016 [43] | Malawi: Urban and rural. | IDIs and FGDs | HIV + pregnant women in a PMTCT programme at four HFs: Community leaders: HCWs. (cART) | IDIs(25 women,19HCWs and 32 community leaders);FGDs(53 women, 32 community leaders) | *** |
11 | *Granato, et al. 2016 [78] | Cote d’ Ivoire: Urban and Rural. | IDIs | HIV positive pregnant women enrolled in PMTCT services attending 30 HFs. (cART) | 30 key informant interviews | **** |
12 | Katirayi, et al., 2016 [56] | Malawi: Urban, peri-urban and rural. | IDIs and FGDs | HIV + pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in a PMTCT programme: HCWs. (cART) | 39IDIs (19 pregnant women and 20 postpartum women): 16 FGDs (4 pregnant women, 4 HCWs, and 8 postpartum women). | **** |
13 | Kim, et al. 2016 [44] | Malawi: Urban and rural. | IDIs | HIV + pregnant women and postpartum attending ANC at four HF offering ART services. (cART) | 65IDIs | **** |
14 | *Napua, et al. 2016 [40] | Mozambique: Urban | IDIs and FGDs | HIV + women pregnant registered in 6 high volume HFs providing PMTCT and ART services: HCWS. (cART) | 49 IDIs (8 at 5 sites, and 9 at 1 site): 12 FGDs (ANC patients: 1 FGD per site with 5–10 participants, and with HCWs (1 per site with 6–9 participants). | **** |
15 | O’Gorman, et al. 2010 [55] | Malawi: Rural | IDIs and FGDs | Ante/post-natal women, fathers, grandmothers, TBAs, health workers, community leaders. (specific short course antiretroviral regimen not mentioned) | 26 interviews(4 antenatal women, 5 grandmothers, 4HCWs, 5 traditional birth attendants, 3 fathers, 3 church leaders, 2 chiefs): 5 FGDs in total(29 antenatal women in 3 FGDs, 6 postnatal women in 1 FGD, 9 fathers in 1 FGD. | **** |