A qualitative study to understand the facilitators of and barriers to retention in care to the national PMTCT Option B+ programme in Uganda
Findings highlighting barriers covering personal, interpersonal, structural and community suggest that developing client-centered models addressing social and community barriers and provide more holistic services is key to retaining mother-infant pairs in care. Emphasis on the use of community health workers and provision of financing, as well as institutionalization of quality improvement would provide alternatives for overcoming barriers to retention in care.
Authors
- Charity Kyomugisha-Nuwagaba
- Rachel King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0085-3498)
- Rose Baryamutuma
- Evelyn Akello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-4875)
- Simon Muhumuza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7355-9791)
- William Bazeyo
- Linda N. Kisakye
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314885
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention