The usefulness of traditional birth attendants to women living with HIV in resource-poor settings: the case of Mfuwe, Zambia.

Conclusion: In Zambia, trained TBAs and professional care are not mutually exclusive but complementary. There is no doubt that HIV-positive women need professionals to handle complications and offer antiretroviral treatment to ensure prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT). However, additional "soft" services offered by trained TBAs are equally important in the promotion of maternal health care among HIV-positive women. Thus, it seems there is more to gain by systematically allowing trained TBAs to work alongside professionals in a well-coordinated and complementary manner. PMID: 29158723 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158723?dopt=Abstract

Source: Topics in HIV Medicine - December 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Muzyamba C, Groot W, Tomini SM, Pavlova M Tags: Trop Med Health Source Type: research