Role of traditional birth attendants in preventing perinatal transmission of HIV Commentary: Involving traditional birth attendants in prevention of HIV transmission needs careful consideration

Role of traditional birth attendants in preventing perinatal transmission of HIV.

Traditional birth attendants in Malawi.

Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and traditional healers form an important link in the chain of health personnel providing primary health care in Malawi. In spite of the establishment of hospitals and health centres, it is to these traditional healers and TBAs that the majority of people turn in times of sickness and child-birth. Approximately 60 per cent of all deliveries in Malawi occur in...

Knowledge and practice of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among traditional birth attendants in Lagos State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) assist most deliveries in Nigeria. Knowing and understanding all issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) can help them to protect themselves and others. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of PMTCT amongst TBAs in Lagos, Nigeria. METHODS This was a cross-sectional survey. Multist...

Swaziland's Traditional Birth Attendants Survey.

The Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) Survey in Swaziland was undertaken between March 27th 1996 and April 8th 1996. The objective of the survey was to generate reliable information regarding activities of TBAs in Swaziland. The survey was conducted in 25 Chiefdoms sampled out of a total of 206 Chiefdoms registered in Swaziland. The total number of sampled respondents in the 25 Chiefdoms was ...

Traditional birth attendants in Bophuthatswana (Bo-Mmaabotsetse).

INTRODUCTION The predominant role of women in health care activities is true for most countries, developing and developed, and is a phenomenon which predates the emergence of modern health care systems. Women are expected to be health educators, to teach sound health practices, to limit family size and to take children to the formal health care services when necessary.' Women also serve without...