Accelerated HIV testing for PMTCT in maternity and labour wards is vital to capture mothers at a critical point in the programme at district level [PDF]
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Anwar Fedlu,1 Birhanu Alie,1 Ammas Siraj Mohammed,2 Fuad Adem,2 Abduselam Hassen1 1School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of ...
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Implementation Screening Program of the “Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV” (PMTCT) by Midwives in Health Center at Sorong West Papua. [PDF]
Based on Sorong city health office (DKK) data in 2010, 83.5% women with HIV/AIDS were in theproductive age group, and the majority of them were transmitted from their husbands. Risk of HIVtransmission to a baby occurred during pregnancy.
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Family planning and PMTCT services: Examining interrelationships, strengthening linkages
Preventing unintended pregnancy among HIV-positive women through family planning (FP) services is one of the four cornerstones of a comprehensive program for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Reducing unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive women would yield a reduction in infections among infants and a reduction in the number ...
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Increasing the scope and intensity of interventions to prevent HIV infection in infants: Best interests of women and children. [PDF]
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Nutritional outcomes in HIV Exposed Infants in the Mingha Program, Dschang-Cameroon (2003-2011) [PDF]
Background: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) is a set of interventions that contribute in reducing the risk of HIV transmission from mother (parents) to the child. The infant feeding choice in the HIV context remains a key item of PMTCT.
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International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH): an international multidisciplinary centre of excellence in the field of reproductive health [PDF]
The International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH) was established by Prof. dr. Marleen Temmerman in the aftermath of the UN Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994. This conference called for worldwide action to improve the sexual
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Utilization of PMTCT services in Awassa Ethiopia
Background- Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is the major source of HIV infection among children under the age of 15 years. For the prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) a package of services including HIV counselling and testing, provision of prophylactic antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for mothers and babies, safe delivery practices and infant feeding ...
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