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Promoting male involvement to improve PMTCT uptake and reduce antenatal HIV infection: a cluster randomized controlled trial protocol

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Despite the availability of a dual therapy treatment protocol and infant feeding guidelines designed to prevent mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, of the over 1 million babies born in South Africa each year, only 70% of those born to
Weiss Stephen M, Jones Deborah, Peltzer Karl, Shikwane Elisa   +3 more
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Socio - demographic characteristics of HIV patients diagnosed at immunization centres in Calabar, South – south, Calabar, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2016
Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 3.2 million children were living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) at the end of 2013, mostly in sub- Saharan Africa.
Venn I , Venn I, Ochigbo S , Anah M, Asindi A   +4 more
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Cost effectiveness of option B plus for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-limited countries: evidence from Kumasi, Ghana. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundAchieving the goal of eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) necessitates increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected pregnant women. Option B provides ART through pregnancy and breastfeeding, whereas Option B+
Agyarko-Poku, Thomas, Long, Elisa F, Paintsil, Elijah, VanDeusen, Adam   +3 more
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Progress in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Ukraine: results from a birth cohort study [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Ukraine was the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe, which has the most rapidly accelerating HIV epidemic world-wide today; national HIV prevalence is currently estimated at 1.6%.
Malyuta, R, Pilipenko, T, Semenenko, I, Thorne, C, Ukraine European Collaborative Study Group, The   +4 more
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The Potential Role of Mother-in-Law in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Mixed Methods Study from the Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
In the Kilimanjaro region the mother-in-law has traditionally had an important role in matters related to reproduction and childcare. The aim of this study was to explore the role of the mothers-in-law in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
Falnes, Eli Fjeld, Moland, Karen Marie, Tylleskär, Thorkild, de Paoli, Marina Manuela, Leshabari, Sebalda Charles, Engebretsen, Ingunn M S   +5 more
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Improvements in prevalence trend fitting and incidence estimation in EPP 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Describe modifications to the latest version of the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) Estimation and Projection Package component of Spectrum (EPP 2013) to improve prevalence fitting and incidence trend estimation in national ...
Bao, L, Brown, T, Eaton, JW, Hogan, DR, Mahy, M, Marsh, K, Mathers, BM, Puckett, R   +7 more
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Utilization of “prevention of mother-to-child transmission” of HIV services by adolescent and young mothers in Mulago Hospital, Uganda

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) has lowered the incidence of paediatric HIV globally. The risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) remains high in Africa, where there is a high prevalence of pregnancy and poor ...
Mariama Mustapha, Victor Musiime, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Joseph Rujumba, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi   +4 more
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Evaluation of Senegal’s prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program data for HIV surveillance

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background With the expansion of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services in Senegal, there is growing interest in using PMTCT program data in lieu of conducting unlinked anonymous testing (UAT)-based ANC Sentinel Surveillance.
Ousmane Diouf, Astou Gueye-Gaye, Moussa Sarr, Abdou Salam Mbengue, Christopher S. Murrill, Jacob Dee, Papa Ousmane Diaw, Ndeye Fatou Ngom-Faye, Pape Amadou Niang Diallo, Carlos Suarez, Massaer Gueye, Aminata Mboup, Coumba Toure-Kane, Souleymane Mboup   +13 more
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HIV/AIDS/STI Surveillance Report:Report Number 21 [PDF]

, 2009
Since the first cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Tanzania were reported in 1983, the epidemic has evolved from being a rare and new disease to a common household problem, which has affected most Tanzania families.
Bukuku, May, Ikingura, Joyce, Josiah, Robert, Kajoka, Debora, Kilama, Bonita, Kwesi, E, Lengaki, Lina, Lyaluu, Adeline, Malima, Khadija Y., Mlingi, Grace, Mpezwa, Enock, Msangi, Michael, Musobi, Nacy, Mvnga, Valentine, Ndayongeje, Joel, Nondi, Joseph, Sambu, Veryeh, Simba, Azima, Somi, Geoffrey, Swai, R.O, Temba, Hiltruda, Urrassa, Peris   +21 more
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Navigating the risks of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in Kibera, Kenya: Barriers to engaging and remaining in care.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Within the first year of implementation, 43% of women who tested HIV positive at their first antenatal care visit were no longer retained and being followed in the free prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV program offered by the ...
Kerry A Thomson, Barbara Telfer, Patricia Opondo Awiti, Jane Munge, Mathew Ngunga, Anthony Reid   +5 more
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