Initial anticipations and experiences of antiretroviral therapy among managers at ART-assessment facilities in the Free State
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2006Author
Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen, Ega
Heunis, Christo
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English: Before the implementation of ART, and again seven months later, interviews were conducted
with facility managers and nurses leading PHC programmes. Their perceptions
of the impact of ART are discussed. A positive finding was that ART assessment site
managers had been optimistic about ART from the outset, and by the end of the sevenmonth
period even more so. Nurses leading other PHC programmes were initially
concerned about overcrowding the facility due to ART, but this problem did not
feature prominently during the follow-up survey. ART programme nurses’ perceptions
of the problems at their facilities mostly related to staff and space. On the whole the
data show that pessimism preceding the implementation of ART was in many respects
allayed with implementation. Afrikaans: Voor die implementering van ART, en weer sewe maande later, is onderhoude gevoer
met fasiliteitsbestuurders en verpleegkundiges wat PGS-programme lei. Hul persepsies
van die impak van ART word bespreek. ’n Positiewe bevinding was dat die bestuurders
van assesseringsfasiliteite uit die staanspoor optimisties was oor ART, en teen die einde
van die sewe maande-periode selfs meer so. Verpleegkundiges wat ander PGS-programme
lei, was aanvanklik besorg oor oorlading van die fasiliteit vanweë ART, maar dié probleem
was nie prominent tydens die opvolgopname nie. Verpleegkundiges in die ARTprogram
se persepsies van die probleme wat in hulle fasiliteite ontstaan het, het meestal
met personeel en ruimte verband gehou. In die geheel toon die data dat die pessimisme
wat ART voorafgegaan het, in vele opsigte met implementering weerlê is.