Assessing and Evaluating Implementation of Technical Support Interventions for HIV Positive Patients in Abomsa Hospital, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess and evaluate the HIV related services care and support provisions at Abomsa Hospital. The findings of the study have has resulted in a greater emphasis on the integration of health systems to support the provision of comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services. A truly comprehensive approach to HIV service provision therefore involves the integration of psychosocial support (PSS) interventions within HIV prevention, care, and treatment services. This has prompted the Hospital to undertake coordinated efforts to assist countries in integrating prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and HIV care and treatment services and to ensure that psychosocial support (PSS) interventions are introduced at key points along the continuum of care for women, children, and families. The objective was to assess and evaluate implementation of technical support interventions for HIV positive patients at Abomsa Hospital in South-East Ethiopia. The methods used include cross sectional study and the data were collected from 61 respondents using structured interview schedule. It was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and from the data frequency, percentage and cross tabulation were computed. The results of the study indicated that a total of 61 respondents were interviewed for study the majority 62.3% of the respondents were females and 37.7% were males. The marital status of the respondents was different in that 24.6% were single, 36.1% were married, 11.5% were divorced, 16.4% were separated, 3.3% were widower and 6.6% were widowed patients. From the total respondents, the rate of ART services was good which accounted for 70.5% and very good accounted for 27.9% at the Hospital. The ART providers gave medical examinations, diagnoses and treatments for each of the client’s health complaints were most appropriate which accounted for 26.2% and appropriate accounted for 72.1%. This thesis concludes that the HIV/AIDS patients are provided with proper care and support services which can be rated as very good at Abomsa Hospital. Moreover, the five major problems include absence of transport support, appointing the AIDS patients for some other days which is longer than it should be because of the malfunctioning of the CD4 count machine, absence of support for food items, the location of the Hospital and absence of services on the Saturdays and Sundays at Abomsa Hospital.Therefore, the study recommends that Abomsa Hospital should create strong networkings with local stakeholders in order to ensure the collaborative efforts of addressing the quality service for PLWHA who are taking ART services.