Tagutanazvo Oslinah B, Nolte Anna G W, Temane Annie
Department of Midwifery Science, University of Eswatini, Kingdom of Eswatini.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Health SA. 2019 Feb 27;24:1088. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1088. eCollection 2019.
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes have been reported to reduce the rate of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by 30% - 40% during pregnancy and childbirth. The PMTCT transmission is achieved by offering HIV prophylaxis or initiating antiretrovirals to pregnant women who test HIV positive. Being aware of the experiences of these women will assist in planning and implementing the relevant care and support. The study was conducted in three phases.
This article will address phase 1 which is to explore and describe the experiences of pregnant women living with HIV.
The study setting was a PMTCT site in a Provincial Hospital, in Zimbabwe.
The study design was qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual. In-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted from a purposive sample of 20 pregnant women. Thematic data analysis was performed.
Six themes emerged: realities of disclosure, a need for quality of life, perceived stigmatisation, inadequate knowledge on infant feeding, continuity of care, empowerment and support.
The study concluded that pregnant women living with HIV require empowerment and support to live positively with HIV.
据报道，预防母婴传播（PMTCT）项目可使孕期和分娩期间人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染的传播率降低30% - 40%。通过为HIV检测呈阳性的孕妇提供HIV预防措施或启动抗逆转录病毒药物来实现PMTCT传播。了解这些女性的经历将有助于规划和实施相关的护理与支持。该研究分三个阶段进行。
本文将阐述第一阶段，即探索和描述感染HIV的孕妇的经历。
研究地点是津巴布韦一家省级医院的PMTCT站点。
研究设计为定性、探索性、描述性和情境性研究。对20名孕妇的目的样本进行了深入的面对面访谈。进行了主题数据分析。
出现了六个主题：披露的现实情况、对生活质量的需求、感知到的耻辱感、关于婴儿喂养的知识不足、护理的连续性、赋权与支持。
该研究得出结论，感染HIV的孕妇需要赋权和支持，以积极地与HIV共存。
