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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
core   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of peer discussions on trust in recommendations for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundMothers attending prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV clinics seem to lack knowledge on many aspects of PMTCT, among which is breastfeeding.
Rune Nathaniel Philemon, Innocent B Mboya, Blandina T Mmbaga, John Bartlett, Sia E Msuya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Early impacts of the PEPFAR stop‐work order: a rapid assessment

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue 2, February 2025.
Elise Lankiewicz, Alana Sharp, Patrick Drake, Jennifer Sherwood, Brian Macharia, Michael Ighodaro, Brian Honermann, Asia Russell   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Family Planning and HIV Prevention: Creating Synergies [PDF]

, 2007
Both family planning (FP) and its integration with HIV programs have been overshadowed by donor emphasis on other urgent health issues, namely HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

core  

Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV [PDF]

, 2012
Background The implementation and utilization of programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in most low income countries has been described as sub-optimal.
Joseph Rujumba, James K Tumwine, Thorkild Tylleskär, Stella Neema, Harald K Heggenhougen   +4 more
core   +1 more source

PMTCT Programme reduced vertical transmission of HIV in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Objective: To determine the rate of mother to child transmission of HIV following the introduction of PMTCT program in Abuja. Method: A prospective study of 355 seropositive mothers and their newborns was conducted at the National Hospital Abuja and ...
Oyesakin AB , Akinsulie A, Oniyangi O, Audu LI , Ogunfowokan O   +4 more
doaj  

Effect of exposure to clinic-based health education interventions on behavioural intention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

SAHARA-J, 2006
HIV and AIDS incidence among infants in South Africa is on the increase. The uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions is often said to be dependent on the beliefs and educational needs of those requiring PMTCT services ...
Jude Igumbor, Supa Pengpid, Larry Obi
doaj   +1 more source