Health system response to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV policy changes in Zambia: a health system dynamics analysis of primary health care facilities.
ART
Health system
eMTCT
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
primary health care
zambia
Journal
Global health action
ISSN: 1654-9880
Titre abrégé: Glob Health Action
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101496665
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 12 2022
31 12 2022
Historique:
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14
10
2022
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15
10
2022
medline:
19
10
2022
Statut:
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Résumé
Zambia is focusing on attaining HIV epidemic control by 2021, including eliminating Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. However, there is little evidence to understand frontline healthcare workers' experience with the policy changes and the readiness of different health system elements to contribute to this goal. To understand frontline healthcare workers' experience of preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency (HIV) policy changes and to explore the health system readiness to respond to rapid changes in PMTCT policy by using the health system dynamic framework. We conducted a qualitative study in which 35 frontline healthcare workers were selected and interviewed using a snowball sampling technique. All transcripts were analysed through thematic content analysis and deductive coding. Themes were derived and presented according to the health system dynamics framework. Among the ten elements of the health system dynamics framework, service delivery, context, and resources (i.e. infrastructure and supplies, knowledge and information, human resource, and finance) were critical in implementing the continuously evolving PMTCT policies. Furthermore, due to the fragmented primary health care platform in Zambia, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were instrumental in ensuring that the PMTCT programme met the demand and requirements of the general population. Frontline healthcare workers who participated in the study described inequity in access to ART services due to the service delivery model employed in the selected study sites. The study highlights challenges when policies are implemented without consideration for the readiness, context, and capacity in which the policy is implemented. We offer lessons that can inform implementation of universal health coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), a strategy many countries have adopted, despite weak health systems.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Zambia is focusing on attaining HIV epidemic control by 2021, including eliminating Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. However, there is little evidence to understand frontline healthcare workers' experience with the policy changes and the readiness of different health system elements to contribute to this goal.
OBJECTIVE
To understand frontline healthcare workers' experience of preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency (HIV) policy changes and to explore the health system readiness to respond to rapid changes in PMTCT policy by using the health system dynamic framework.
METHOD
We conducted a qualitative study in which 35 frontline healthcare workers were selected and interviewed using a snowball sampling technique. All transcripts were analysed through thematic content analysis and deductive coding. Themes were derived and presented according to the health system dynamics framework.
RESULTS
Among the ten elements of the health system dynamics framework, service delivery, context, and resources (i.e. infrastructure and supplies, knowledge and information, human resource, and finance) were critical in implementing the continuously evolving PMTCT policies. Furthermore, due to the fragmented primary health care platform in Zambia, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were instrumental in ensuring that the PMTCT programme met the demand and requirements of the general population. Frontline healthcare workers who participated in the study described inequity in access to ART services due to the service delivery model employed in the selected study sites.
CONCLUSION
The study highlights challenges when policies are implemented without consideration for the readiness, context, and capacity in which the policy is implemented. We offer lessons that can inform implementation of universal health coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), a strategy many countries have adopted, despite weak health systems.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36239946
doi: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2126269
pmc: PMC9578454
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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