Mapping of experiences of access to care, treatment and support

Abstract

As a positive woman, how do you try to stay healthy? What barriers do you face in trying to access medication? In 2006, ICW mapped positive women's experiences of access to care, treatment and support in three countries - Tanzania, Kenya and Namibia. Treatment is meant to be free in all three countries, yet focus group discussions with HIV positive women and health care workers revealed a number of factors that negate women's ability to access and use antiretrovirals (ARVs) to improve their health.