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Table 2 No HIV test during ante-natal care

From: Missed opportunities for participation in prevention of mother to child transmission programmes: Simplicity of nevirapine does not necessarily lead to optimal uptake, a qualitative study

Non-health systems reasons:

'She did not go to Hospital A for ANC because she knew that she will have to test at ANC. She thought of the baby she is carrying and that if at present moment she can be told for sure that she is positive she will die for sure. PG06TM'

Health systems reasons:

"She was always told that a "VCT" nurse was not there on the days she visited and she was also told that there are no injections to draw blood. RG07VM"

'She was attending her ANC at <a local clinic> which she pays R10 return in a taxi to get to this clinic and it is a closer clinic to her. She was not tested during her ANC because there were not forms to sign before getting tested. RG05VM"