IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAMPREVENTIONMOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT) DI KOTA BENGKULU TAHUN 2014

Abstract

Human Immunideficiency Virus (HIV) can be transmitted through a variety of
ways, one is through transmission from the mother to her unborn child / mother to child
transmission (MTCT). According to the risk factors, the spread of AIDS in Indonesia January-
June 2012 was dominated by heterosexuals 82.6%, 6.6% of injecting drug users, MSM as
much as 3.6%, and 4.2% mother to child. The purpose of this research is to examine how the
implementation of the program for prevention of HIV / AIDS from mother to baby or
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) in the city of Bengkulu. This research
uses the description exploratory study with a qualitative approach, conducted at the VCT
clinic Hospital Dr. M.Yunus Bengkulu. Subject or primary informants in this research are
pregnant women with HIV acquired the snowball technique and secondary informant as
triangulation is the executive officer in the VCT clinic. The analysis showed the limited
number of human resources for PMTCT program in RS M Yunus so it still takes energy
counselors and activity funds for promotive not been allocated, in addition to the activities
they lead to VCT yet to PMTCT and socialization PMTCT is still within the scope of an
individual when pregnant women PLWHA consul in VCT and not run when the ANC in
other health care (17 T is not already running). Based on this is expected to improve the
quality of human resources and also implementing PMTCT programs for relevant agencies to
support policies and is committed to the program and the budget allocation socialization
PMTCT program to health centers in the province of Bengkulu.