Open Access“This is My Life We are Talking About”: Adaptive Strategies for HIV Care Retention and Treatment Adherence Among Postpartum Women Living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s) -
Alison Z. Weber,
Jennifer Pellowski,
Kirsty Brittain,
Abigail Harrison,
Tamsin K Phillips,
Allison Zerbe,
Elaine J. Abrams,
Landon Myer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-020-02995-3
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , empowerment , postpartum period , nursing , qualitative research , public health , interpersonal communication , health care , family medicine , psychology , psychiatry , pregnancy , social psychology , social science , sociology , biology , political science , law , economics , genetics , economic growth
Retaining postpartum women living with HIV in ongoing care is critical for the health of the mother-child dyad but low adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in HIV care are a global concern. This issue is particularly salient in South Africa, where approximately 50% of women fall out of the care cascade by 6 months postpartum. The purpose of this secondary analysis is to understand the strategies that women use to navigate HIV care during the postpartum period.