Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s Experiences and Perspectives on the Acceptability and Feasibility of Copackaged Medicine for Antenatal Care and PMTCT in Lesotho

Figure 1

The pack and its inner boxes and instruction sheet. Counterclockwise from the left. (1) Outer pack identical for all women (size: 255 mm × 182 mm × 130 mm). (2) Instruction sheet written in Sesotho. (3) Blue inner box containing medicine to be taken during pregnancy: (i) ferrous sulphate, folic acid, and Vitamin B-complex for all women; (ii) Zidovudine (AZT) for HIV-positive women on ARV prophylaxis. (4) Yellow inner box containing medicine to be taken during delivery: (i) AZT/Lamivudine (3TC) in fixed dose combination and Nevirapine tablets for HIV-positive women on ARV prophylaxis. (5) Pink inner box containing medicine for the mother to be taken postpartum: (i) AZT/3TC 7-day “tail” in fixed dose combination for HIV-positive women on ARV prophylaxis; (ii) vitamin A for all women. (6) Pink inner box containing medicine for the infant through six weeks of age: (i) Nevirapine syrup and syringe for administration for HIV-positive women on prophylaxis and treatment.