Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and utilization of preventive services in Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Nigeria
Practice considerations for social workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972662 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chinyere Onalu (0000-0001-8883-2458, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria), Prince Agwu (0000-0001-9224-7622, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, corresponding author), Uzoma O Okoye (0000-0002-0605-3002, University of Nigeria), Uzoma Okoye (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria), Agha Ali Agha (0000-0003-0711-3772, University of Nigeria), Ali Agha (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 857-871 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872820901748 |
| OpenAlex | W3011044426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
Low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria, are often associated with poor health outcomes, such as the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is a dominant driver of HIV/AIDS in these countries, necessitating the need to prevent such mode of transmission. With the availability of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMCTC) services in Anambra State, Nigeria, it becomes important to investigate the utilization of these services. This is needful given the relatively high percentage of vertical transmission in the state. To conduct this study, data were sourced using six focus group discussions involving 15 health workers and 24 HIV-positive mothers selected from three health facilities that dispense PMCTC services. Findings revealed that PMTCT services in the study area had setbacks owing to facility-based inefficiencies, low-level awareness and-coverage of the services at the grass-roots level, weak social support and cultural/religious beliefs, among others. To contain these setbacks, social workers as welfare/human rights professionals were recommended to be engaged
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Political science · Social Welfare · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications · Welfare · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine
Factors associated with the premarital sex among adolescents and the need for introduction of functional sex-education in secondary schools in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
Bridging the Gap
Obstetric Fistula
The contribution of Western pedagogy and knowledge in the development of social work education in Nigeria
Identifying Nigerian literature to inform culturally relevant social work education
Strengthening Social Support Networks for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Obstetric Fistula Patients in South-East, Nigeria
Qualitative Study on Knowledge of Non-Pharmacological Interventions as Management Strategies for Hypertension Among Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Areas of Anambra State
Social work and Covid-19
Factors associated with the prevalence of diarrhoea among children in rural areas of Enugu State, Nigeria
Barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa
Challenges in PMTCT antiretroviral adherence in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Becoming a Social Worker, Global Narratives
The practice of social research
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |