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The perceptions and experiences of facility managers in the implementation of safer conception services in public health care facilities.
- Source :
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Oct2024, Vol. 34 Issue 7, p993-1009, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Safer Conception Services (SCS) refers to the provision of a package of care for individuals of reproductive age who are affected with HIV to have safe and healthy pregnancies. South Africa has one of the highest HIV burdens in the world, yet limited availability of SCS. Therefore, this study investigated healthcare managers' response to an implementation project piloting SCS integration into primary healthcare services in Johannesburg. As part of the implementation study, data was collected from six facility healthcare managers using In-Depth interviews between November 2017 - September 2018. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The following four (4) themes emerged: positive response to the implementation of SCS, capacity building, the impact of SCS, and the need to scale up SCS. The results suggested that providers engaged saw value in the implementation of SCS. The results further suggest that there was an openness, willingness, cheerful outlook, and support to make SCS more widely available; however, streamlined processes are important to ensure feasibility. Continuous training is necessary to routinize implementation and ensure adequate coverage of services. Available guidelines should be translated into training programs and more initiative-taking policies to support the scale-up of this essential service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AIDS prevention
HIV prevention
PUBLIC hospitals
MEDICAL protocols
EXECUTIVES
HUMAN services programs
REPRODUCTIVE health
RESEARCH funding
PATIENT safety
QUALITATIVE research
ACADEMIC medical centers
INTERVIEWING
QUESTIONNAIRES
TEACHING methods
HUMAN reproductive technology
CONCEPTION
THEMATIC analysis
WOMEN'S health
QUALITY assurance
SOCIAL support
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10911359
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179359889
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2024.2314016