Human Immunodeficiency Virus management in pregnant women at Kupang City Hospital East Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), syphilis, and hepatitis B are sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that can pass from pregnant women to their babies. Transmission of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B to children from mothers' results in morbidity, disability, and death. Indonesia has adopted the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) as a national policy, following a voluntary counseling and testing approach. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the process of HIV management in pregnant women in Kupang. Methods: This research is a descriptive study using a survey method. Result: The results showed that most pregnant women had been screened for HIV (91 %), a small proportion were infected (0.004 %), and most pregnant women infected with HIV had received treatment (80 %) also had the opportunity to be accompanied by companions from fellow sufferers with a good quality of life. Conclusion: There are still some problems with the availability of reagents and the back-referral system that need further investigation.