Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 267-274
Achievements and Implications of HIV Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission among Women of Reproductive Age: A Systematic Evaluation of HAF II Project in Kogi State, Nigeria
Ademola L. Adelekan1,8*, Gabriel Musa2, Agada Comfort3, Akogu S. Peterside4, Christy Abayomi-Oluwole5, Remi Obinatu6, Hamza Aliyu7, Williams Shaibu2, Patrick Adah2, Adetayo Adetunji8, Olusegun Adeoye9, Michael Olugbile9, Philomena Omoregie1
1Blue Gate Public Health Promotion Initiative, Ibadan, Nigeria
2Kogi State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Lokoja, Nigeria
3 New Generational Destiny Initiative, Lokoja, Nigeria
4Nebours Without Boarders, Lokoja, Nigeria
5Global Hope For Women And Children Foundation, Lokoja, Nigeria
6Community Life Advancement Program, Lokoja, Nigeria
7Initiative for Grass Root Advancement, Lokoja, Nigeria
8Department of Health Promotion and Education, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
9HIV Programme Development Project, World Bank, Abuja, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author: Ademola L. Adelekan
ABSTRACT
Background: Despite increasing availability HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services in Nigeria, uptake among women of reproductive age has remained significantly low. Although, women are at greater risk of HIV infection many of them do not access HCT services. This intervention therefore designed to promote HIV prevention among women of reproductive age in Kogi State, Nigeria. Hence, this paper presents the achievements and implication of this programme.
Methods: The project was a two-year intervention project carried out from 2013 to 2015 by five civil society organizations. A total of 30,520 women of reproductive age within the ages of 15 and 49 years were reached in 10 out of 21 local government areas. The minimum prevention package intervention (MPPI) was used for the implementation of project activities. Data were documented using various monitoring and evaluation tools. This was entered into DHIS2 while analysis was carried out using Microsoft Excel. Data were presented using tables and charts.
Results: The total number of community dialogues/advocacy held was 116 during this intervention and 2354 influencers participated. The only income generation activity during this project was held in 2014 and 80 people benefitted. Out of the 64651 pieces of condoms distributed, 71.0% was distributed in 2015. A total of 97708 peers were registered and only 10770 (35.3%) were reached with all the three stages of MPPI and 12892 (42.2%) were reached with HCT. Among these, 568 (4.4%) were tested positive to HIV.
Conclusion: Many were reached with HIV minimum package prevention intervention however uptake of HIV counselling and testing services remains low. Understanding the hindrances affecting this is important in evolving appropriate and innovative approaches of reaching a significant proportion of them with the services.
Key words: HAF II project, Prevention of mother-to-child transmission, Reproductive age, HIV/AIDS, Minimum prevention package intervention.