Open AccessAssociation Between HIV Programs and Quality of Maternal Health Inputs and Processes in Kenya
Author(s) -
Margaret E Kruk,
Aleksandra Jakubowski,
Miriam Rabkin,
Davies Kimanga,
Francis Kundu,
Travis Lim,
Vane Lumumba,
Tom Oluoch,
Katherine A. Robinson,
Wafaa ElSadr
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302511
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , prenatal care , kenya , health care , quality (philosophy) , family medicine , antiretroviral therapy , transmission (telecommunications) , public health , nursing , population , viral load , economic growth , political science , philosophy , electrical engineering , engineering , epistemology , law , economics
We assessed whether quality of maternal and newborn health services is influenced by presence of HIV programs at Kenyan health facilities using data from a national facility survey. Facilities that provided services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission had better prenatal and postnatal care inputs, such as infrastructure and supplies, and those providing antiretroviral therapy had better quality of prenatal and postnatal care processes. HIV-related programs may have benefits for quality of care for related services in the health system.