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Master of Public Health

"I will leave the baby with my mother": Long-distance travel and follow-up care among HIV-positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa.

AUTHORS

Clouse K , Fox MP , Mongwenyana C , Motlhatlhedi M , Buthelezi S , Bokaba D , Norris SA , Bassett J , Lurie MN , Aronoff DM , Vermund SH , . Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2018 7 ; 21 Suppl 4(). e25121
  • NIHMSID: 101478566

ABSTRACT

It is common in urban African settings for postpartum women to temporarily return to family in distant settings. We sought to explore mobility among peripartum HIV-positive women to understand the timing and motivation of travel, particularly vis-à-vis delivery, and how it may affect healthcare access.

It is common in urban African settings for postpartum women to temporarily return to family in distant settings. We sought to explore mobility among peripartum HIV-positive women to understand the timing and motivation of travel, particularly vis-à-vis delivery, and how it may affect healthcare access.

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