"Our hands are tied up": current state of safer conception services suggests the need for an integrated care model
Goggin, K.; Mindry, D.; Beyeza-Kashesya, J.; Finocchario-Kessler, S.; Wanyenze, R.; Nabiryo, C.; Wagner, G.
Health Care for Women International 35(7-9): 990-1009
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0739-9332 PMID: 24901882 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.920023Document Number: 624578
We conducted in-depth interviews with a variety of health care providers (n = 33) in Uganda to identify current services that could support and act as barriers to the provision of safer conception counseling (SCC). Consistent with their training and expertise, providers of all types reported provision of services for people living with a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS who desire a child. Important barriers, including a lack of service integration, poor communication between stakeholders, and the absence of policy guidelines, were identified. Drawing on these data, we propose a model of integrated care that includes both SCC services and prevention of unplanned pregnancies.