Determinants of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey |
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| Authors: | Robert Byamugisha James K Tumwine Nulu Semiyaga Thorkild Tylleskär |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, PO Box 921, Mbale, Uganda;(2) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, PO Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda;(3) Infectious Diseases Institute Ltd, Partners in Prevention, PO Box 10314, Kampala, Uganda;(4) Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Arstadveien 21, N-5009, Bergen, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Background Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) accounts for over 95% of all paediatric HIV infections worldwide. Several studies
have shown that male participation in the antenatal care of their spouses together with couple counselling and testing for
HIV, increases use of the interventions for HIV prevention. The prevention programme of MTCT (PMTCT) was launched in Uganda
in 2000 and Mbale in 2002. Less than 10% of the pregnant women accepted antenatal HIV testing at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
in 2003; couple counselling and testing for HIV was low. Therefore, we conducted the study to determine the level of male
involvement and identify its determinants in the PMTCT programme. |
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