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. 2019 Jan-Dec:18:2325958219838830.
doi: 10.1177/2325958219838830.

Factors Affecting Uptake of PMTCT Services, Lodwar County Referral Hospital, Turkana County, Kenya, 2015 to 2016

Dominic Ongaki  1   2 , Mark Obonyo  3 , Nancy Nyanga  1 , James Ransom  3   4
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Factors Affecting Uptake of PMTCT Services, Lodwar County Referral Hospital, Turkana County, Kenya, 2015 to 2016

Dominic Ongaki et al. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2019 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

Kenya is one of 22 countries globally that account for 90% of all HIV-positive pregnant women. This study aimed to determine factors affecting uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services among HIV-positive pregnant women at Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Turkana County, an arid area in northern Kenya. We conducted a retrospective review of HIV-positive pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) and accessing PMTCT services between January 2015 and December 2016. We used infant prophylaxis as a proxy measure of PMTCT uptake, and records across programs were linked using the mother's unique medical identification number. A total of 230 participants were included in the study. Bivariate analyses showed maternal prophylaxis (odds ratio [OR] = 45.71; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 10.35-202.00), residing in urban center (OR = 2.64, 95% CI: 1.45-4.81), and having at least one ANC visit (OR = 2.78; 95% CI: 1.25-6.17) were significantly associated with uptake of PMTCT.

Keywords: HIV; Kenya; PMTCT; mother-to-child transmission.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Map highlighting location of Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya.
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