Table 1 Research priorities identified within clusters
Cluster 1 | Pregnancy intentions, family planning needs and contraceptive choices |
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▪ The feasibility, uptake and outcomes of integrated HIV and family planning services | |
▪ Role of provider-initiated HIV-testing by family planning providers | |
▪ Family planning preferences in relation to HIV-status of women and partners | |
▪ Policy analysis of family planning implementation in the context of Option B + and the use of current models of care for the integration of family planning and PMTCT | |
▪ Access to family planning services postpartum | |
Cluster 2 | Models of care and their relation to initiation of treatment, comprehensive care for women living with HIV and linkage to infant diagnosis and treatment |
▪ A typology of possible PMTCT service delivery models and a framework for classifying each service delivery | |
▪ National level aggregate outcomes related to access, uptake, adherence, retention, and degree of technical assistance at sites | |
▪ Individual level data to describe outcomes related to HIV-free survival, access, uptake, adherence and retention in relation to service delivery models | |
▪ Enhanced monitoring of maternal and child outcomes through development of a set of specific indicators | |
Cluster 3 | Uptake, retention in care, and adherence to treatment |
▪ Nationally aggregated and individual level data on uptake, adherence, and retention levels during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and post-breastfeeding | |
▪ Determinants of poor (and good) uptake, adherence, and retention across the PMTCT cascade | |
▪ Evaluation of innovative models for support for mothers in Option B + for uptake, adherence, and treatment through antenatal, delivery, and postpartum periods |