Access and Availability of PPTCT and ART services for women in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh- Role of Social Worker

HIV sentinel surveillance (HSS) among antenatal clinic (ANC) attendees is used to monitor HIV trends in general population. Recently, information on HIV infection has also become available from prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT) programmes. Systematic appraisal of routinely collected programme data is needed for choosing a scientific, cost-effective, and ethical surveillance strategy. In this study HIV prevalence estimates obtained from PPTCT programme and HSS are compared to find out the utility of PPTCT programme data for HIV surveillance. The book contains eight chapters. Chapter-I deals with introduction followed by Chapter-II contains Review of Literature, Chapter-III narrates on Research Methodology, Chapter-IV contains Socioeconomic Conditions, Chapter-V provides Awareness On ICTC, PPTCT Centre, Art Centre and Government Services, Chapter-VI contains HIV Testing and Attitude, Chapter- VII describes Role of Social Worker in PPTCT and Art Services. Chapter-VIII contain Summary of Findings and Suggestions.