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. 2016 Mar 10;11(Suppl 1):S21–S29. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000262

Table 5.

Key bottlenecks and related causes for demand of services

Area of intervention Domain of intervention Key bottlenecks Causes
Demand factors Access to early infant diagnosis Limited sites provide these services Initiation of ART only done at hospitals despite that PHCs having medical officers onsite who can be trained
Poverty for population who are affected by HIV Limited uptake of services High cost of transportation and living conditions to travel to early infant diagnosis collection sites and ART clinics
Stigma and discrimination Cultural and religious beliefs Some hospitals refer HIV-infected pregnant women even for normal delivery because of HIV status