Self-reported adherence to single dose nevirapine in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV at Kitale District Hospital

East African Medical Journal
S C BiiJ K Rotich

Abstract

To evaluate the uptake and adherence to single dose nevirapine among HIV positive mothers. Descriptive cross-sectional study. The maternal and child health and family planning (MCH-FP) clinics in Kitale district hospital, Western Kenya. HIV positive postnatal women attending MCH-FP clinic who had gone through the PMTCT programme. A total of 146 respondents were recruited for this study. Most (90%) of them reported swallowing their nevirapine tablets, however only 55 swallowed their tablets within 4-12 hours before delivery. The most important factor affecting nevirapine adherence was place or delivery (p<0.05). Most (71%) of mothers who did not swallow their nevirapine delivered at home. Women attending ANC for two times or less young women under 20 years of age and single women were also less likely to swallow their nevirapine (p < 0.05). Most (91%) of the babies received their nevirapine syrup with 98% of them getting it within 72 hours of delivery. Eighty eight percent of babies who did not take their nevirapine were delivered at home. Babies whose mothers did not take their nevirapine were also more likely to miss it. Self reported adherence to take home nevirapine is high. However mothers who deliver in a health facility w...Continue Reading

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Nov 15, 2008·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Karl PeltzerHenry Fomundam

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