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PubMed Abstract BioMed Central Full TextAssefa Seme AA, Teshome G, Enqusellassie F. Utilization of PMTCT services and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014;14:328. Central...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major cause of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) strategies have proven effective in decreasing the number
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services in Kenya can be strengthened through the delivery of relevant and culturally appropriate SMS messages. This study reports on the results of focus groups conducted with pre and postnatal wome
CIFF consultants developed annual targets for each CPI using an unpublished mathematical model, which predicted incremental uptake percentages to be attained year-on-year in each CPI to achieve an MTCT rate below 12% [27]. Table 2 Critical path logical framework Full size table The CPM, ...
Full size table Discussion There are several challenges to the scale-up of PMTCT of HIV. The most important and which can be addressed is the frequent changes of staff or transfer of personnel [18]. We observed a high retention of HCWs in PMTCT of HIV services over a period of 3 years...
Full size image Randomisation and blinding Participants were interviewed face-to-face by a trained research assistant in Kiswahili or English upon trial enrolment. Participants were thereafter randomly allocated by the research assistant to the intervention or control group using a 1:1 allocation ratio....
Providing full antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all HIV-positive, pregnant women with treatment indication could significantly reduce overall mother-to-child transmission. However, the effectiveness of referring HIV-positive antenatal care (ANC) clients with a treatment indication to ART services has rarel...
Factors influencing the utilisation of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) services by pregnant women in the eastern cape, South Africa: research. Health SA Gesondheid. 2005;10:26-40.Peltzer K, Skinner D, Mfecane S, Shisana O, Nqeketo A, Mosala T: Factors influencing the...
View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (83K) Keywords: HIV-related stigmatization; stigma; PMTCT; Malawi ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS continues to constitute a serious threat to the social and physical wellbeing of African mothers and their babies. In the hardest hit countries of sub-Saharan Africa, more than...