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Attitudes to voluntary counselling and testing for HIV among pregnant women in rural south-west Uganda
- Authors:
- POOL R., NYANZI S., WHITWORTH A.G.
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Care, 13(5), October 2001, pp.605-615.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes the results of a study exploring the attitudes of women attending maternity clinics to voluntary counselling and testing during pregnancy in rural areas in south-west Uganda. It was a qualitative study using focus group discussions (FGDs). Twenty-four FGDs were carried out with 208 women attending maternity clinics in three sites in rural south-west Uganda. Almost all women were willing in principle to take an HIV test in the event of pregnancy, and to reveal their HIV status to maternity staff. They were anxious, however, about confidentiality, and there was a widespread fear that maternity staff might refuse to assist them when the time came to deliver if their status were known. Concludes that although voluntary counselling and testing during pregnancy is acceptable in principle, much will need to be done to ensure confidentiality and allay women's fears of stigmatisation and discrimination during delivery. Community sensitisation will be necessary and male partners will have to be involved if interventions are to be acceptable.
Growing pains
- Authors:
- GULLAND Anne, CARLISLE Daloni
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.11.97, 1997, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The authors examine services for children and young people with HIV and AIDS in the UK and report on a child-led AIDS education project in Uganda.