‘If the results are negative, they motivate us’. Experiences of early infant diagnosis of HIV and engagement in Option B+

Figures & data

Figure 1. Schematic illustration with quotations to show how practice theory can be applied to explore the utilisation of early infant diagnosis. *Blue quotes represent positive aspects of the elements of the practice which might facilitate its enactment while red quotes represent negative aspects which might impede its enactment.

Figure 2. Schematic illustration with quotations to show how practice theory can be applied to explore (dis)engagement with HIV services. *Orange quotes represent what could be interpreted as either positive or negative aspects of an element of a practice which might facilitate or impede its enactment.

Table 1. Demographic and treatment characteristics of the participants and non-participants.

	Age in years
	19–24	25–29	30–34	35+	Total
Participants	7	6	5	2	20
Marital status
Single	1	1	1	0	3
Married	0	2	2	0	4
Informal	6	3	2	1	12
Separated	0	0	0	1	1
Education status
Primary	0	2	1	0	3
Secondary	5	4	4	2	15
Tertiary	2	0	0	0	2
Parity
1–2	7	5	4	1	17
3–4	0	1	1	1	3
Self-reported treatment status
In care	4	4	4	1	13
Not in care	3	2	1	1	7
Clinic treatment status
Re-engaged	3	4	3	1	11
Transferred	1	1	1	0	3
Not in care	3	1	1	1	6
Timing of HIV diagnosis
Newly diagnosed	3	3	4	2	12
Previously diagnosed	4	3	1	0	8
EID done
Yes	4	4	5	1	14
No	1	2	0	1	4
Incomplete (child < 18 months old)	2	0	0	0	2
Infant’s HIV status at the time of the interview
Negative	6	4	4	1	15
Positive	0	0	1	0	1
Unknown	1	2	0	1	4
Non-participants	5	4	2	1	12
Clinic treatment status
In care	2	3	1	1	7
Not in care	3	1	1	0	5

Figure 3. Schematic representation of the complex relationship between EID and mothers’ engagement in care

Data availability

Data will be available for the next five years upon request to the study PI: [email protected]