Effects of HIV prevention messages on treatment-seeking and adherence for HIV-infected children in Maputo, Mozambique: A qualitative study

Deena M. Class

Children and Youth Services Review, 2014, vol. 45, issue C, 64-73

Abstract: As antiretroviral treatment (ART) becomes more readily available to children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), it is important that the experiences of children and their caretakers be carefully examined from more than just a logistical perspective. This paper is based upon an original exploratory and qualitative study that focused on ART in Mozambique. Through in-depth semi-structured interviews, the study examined the experiences of 26 caretakers—primarily mothers—of pediatric patients aged 3–12 receiving ART through the Pediatric Day Hospital of the Maputo Central Hospital (Mozambique) as well as those of their clinicians (7 physicians and 2 dedicated nurses).

Keywords: Antiretroviral treatment (ART); HIV Mozambique; Pediatric ART; HIV prevention messages; Modes of HIV transmission; HIV stigma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.03.039

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