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Improving Retention, Adherence and Psychosocial Support within PMTCT Services: A Toolkit for Health Workers

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Summary

The materials in this toolkit are designed to help multidisciplinary care teams in Sub-Saharan Africa to provide women, families, and babies with increased support for retention, adherence, and psychosocial wellbeing throughout the continuum of PMTCT care. They are intended to improve the knowledge, skills, and confidence of a range of professional and lay health workers within PMTCT programs, thus enhancing the scope and quality of services available to PMTCT clients and their families. Forms and guides are included in effort to support the development of the systems needed to successfully improve retention, adherence, and psychosocial wellbeing among all PMTCT clients. All of the materials included in the toolkit are generic and can be adapted to particular countries or contexts.

Publisher: ICAP
Language: English
Format: Web Page
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Audiences: Doctors/Physicians, Nurses, Other Healthcare Workers, Program Managers
Topic Areas: Psychosocial Support, Perinatal Interventions, Testing & Counseling
Resource Type: Program Best Practices