The barriers and facilitators of HIV-exposed infant testing as perceived by HIV-positive mothers in Botswana: A qualitative study

Grace Karugaba; Jennifer Simpson; Bathusi Mathuba; Onkemetse Phoi; Thato Regonamanye; Keofentse Mathuba; Eldah Dintwa; Bornapate Nkomo; Dinah Ramaabya; Mathabo Relebohile Pule; Mogomotsi Matshaba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273777

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The barriers and facilitators of HIV-exposed infant testing as perceived by HIV-positive mothers in Botswana: A qualitative study

Grace Karugaba ,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: grace@baylorbotswana.org.bw

Affiliation Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-387X

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Jennifer Simpson,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Global Communities, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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Bathusi Mathuba,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana
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Onkemetse Phoi,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana
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Thato Regonamanye,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana
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Keofentse Mathuba,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana
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Eldah Dintwa,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana
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Bornapate Nkomo,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana
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Dinah Ramaabya,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana
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Mathabo Relebohile Pule,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Global Communities, Gaborone, Botswana
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Mogomotsi Matshaba

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana, Baylor College of Medicine, Paediatric Retrovirology, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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The barriers and facilitators of HIV-exposed infant testing as perceived by HIV-positive mothers in Botswana: A qualitative study

Grace Karugaba,
Jennifer Simpson,
Bathusi Mathuba,
Onkemetse Phoi,
Thato Regonamanye,
Keofentse Mathuba,
Eldah Dintwa,
Bornapate Nkomo,
Dinah Ramaabya,
Mathabo Relebohile Pule

Published: August 31, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273777

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