OVER the past six months, an in-depth qualitative research has revealed how unmet health care needs of HIV-positive Jamaican women undermine the quality of the national HIV/AIDS response. Individual and focus group discussions with 12 HIV-positive young mothers in Kingston reveal that more than 80 per cent have unmet reproductive health needs due to stigma and discrimination by health care workers, and lack of resources to access crucial health services and treatment.
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