Integration of Prenatal Care with the Testing and Treatment of HIV and Syphilis in Peru
by Arachu Castro and Utpal Sandesara
Program in Infectious Diseases and Social Change; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Socios En Salud –
Integración de la Atención Prenatal con los Procesos de Detección y Manejo Clínico del VIH y de la Sífilis en el Perú /
PDF at http://www.pih.org/inforesources/books/Integration_prenatal_care_in_HIV_testing_&_treatment.pdf
Website: http://www.pih.org/where/Peru/Peru-info.html
“…This situation report is a collaboration among the National Health Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS of the Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA), UNAIDS, UNICEF, Socios En Salud (SES or Partners In Health-Peru), and Harvard Medical School, with financial support provided by UNAIDS.
Based on interviews with key representatives of the Peruvian health system, members of advocacy groups, and representatives of people with HIV, the report's principal aims are to identify strengths and weaknesses in the diagnosis and management of HIV and syphilis during pregnancy and to propose intervention areas for improving prenatal care as an entry point for testing and treatment of HIV and syphilis for women in Peru…..’
Contents:
Introduction
Organization of the health system in
Technical guidelines for the diagnosis of HIV and syphilis and financing system
Epidemiological indicators on prenatal care and on HIV and syphilis during pregnancy
Weaknesses in the health care system
Problems in planning due to lack of complete data
Problems in the procurement and financing of diagnostic tests
Problems in the classification and procurement of antiretroviral drugs
Late presentation for prenatal care
Disarticulation of patient care during pregnancy
Problems in laboratory turnaround time
Delays in initiation of prophylaxis and treatment during pregnancy
Problems in postpartum follow-up of women diagnosed with HIV or syphilis and of their newborns
Attitudes of health care providers towards women diagnosed with HIV
Interventions developed to integrate prenatal care with the testing and treatment of HIV and syphilis
Areas identified for strengthening the integration of prenatal care with the testing and treatment of HIV and syphilis
References
Annexes
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