Did HIV+ clients prefer to have both FP & HIV services at the same site?
Yes indeed. “The client exit interviews indicate that there is a high demand for FP services by HIV positive women. When asked, 40% of women clients attending the HIV clinic would have liked the nurse or doctor to have talked with them about FP during their consultation.”(Source: Integrating FP Counseling and Services into HIV Care and Treatment Services in Ghana: A Performance Needs Assessment. 2005) 3. Could you please shed some more light on how you dealt with issues of confidentiality? The study evaluated HIV+ women’s experience of privacy during consultation at the two hospitals piloting the FP/ART integration. Majority of the clients interviewed (95%), said they thought others outside the consulting room could not see or hear them, and that they were sure that the provider will keep information discussed confidential. (Source: Integrating FP Counseling and Services into HIV Care and Treatment Services in Ghana: A Performance Needs Assessment. 2005). This finding was made in relat
