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Implementation of PMTCT in Georgia.

Georgian medical news, 2009
To review the existing experience in prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Georgia the comprehensive PMTCT state program was started in 2005. Georgia was the first among the former Soviet Countries that ensured the universal access to PMTCT throughout the Country.
T, Kakabadze, T, Asatiani, Z, Bokhua, K, Shermadini, N, Lanchava   +4 more
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Cost–benefit analysis of a PMTCT program in Mozambique

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2002
Abstract The costs and benefits of a HIV/AIDS PMTCT program in a Mozambican city were calculated. The provision and non-provision of infant feeding formula were considered, along with voluntary counselling and testing, and anti-retroviral treatment with Nevirapine.
Dimitri Peffer, Nafissa B. Osman, Paula Vaz   +2 more
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Prioritizing the PMTCT Implementation Research Agenda in 3 African Countries

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014
Countries with high HIV prevalence face the challenge of achieving high coverage of antiretroviral drug regimens interventions including for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). In 2011, the World Health Organization and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada, launched a joint implementation research (
Nigel, Rollins, Harriet, Chanza, Frank, Chimbwandira, Michael, Eliya, Ishmael, Nyasulu, Ellen, Thom, Felicitas, Zawaira, Deborah, Odoh, David, Okello, Taiwo, Oyelade, Sarah, Banda, Christine, Chakanyuka Musanhu, Custodia, Mandlhate, Angela, Mushavi, Toure, Isseu, Morkor, Newman, Saliyou, Sanni, April, Baller, Joyce, Seto, Nathan, Shaffer   +19 more
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HIV-positive women's experiences of a PMTCT programme in rural Malawi

Midwifery, 2010
to explore women's experiences of a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in rural Malawi.an exploratory, qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 24 purposively selected women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Fyson, Kasenga, Anna-Karin, Hurtig, Maria, Emmelin   +2 more
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Barriers to accessing PMTCT services in a rural area of South Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research, 2005
Despite good intentions and commitment from providers, prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services can be difficult for pregnant women to access, despite the provision of free health services for women and children. We examined the introduction of PMTCT services in a very poor rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to ...
Skinner, Donald, Mfecane, Sakhumzi, Gumede, Tebogo, Henda, Nomvo, Davids, Adlai   +4 more
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The impact of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmes on maternal health care in resource‐poor settings: looking beyond the PMTCT programme—a systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2010
Please cite this paper as: Both J, van Roosmalen J. The impact of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmes on maternal health care in resource‐poor settings: looking beyond the PMTCT programme—a systematic review. BJOG 2010;117:1444–1450.
Both, J.M.C., van Roosmalen, J.
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Concept Mapping of PMTCT Implementation Challenges and Solutions Across 6 sub-Saharan African Countries in the NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2016
Objective: Although tremendous gains have been made to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) globally, evidence-based practice implementation remains inconsistent in sub-Saharan Africa. We sought to identify the key domains for effective prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) implementation, using a participatory mixed-methods ...
Gregory A, Aarons, David H, Sommerfeld, Benjamin H, Chi, Echezona E, Ezeanolue, Rachel, Sturke, Laura, Guay, George K, Siberry   +6 more
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Facilitators and barriers to treatment adherence within PMTCT programs in Malawi

AIDS Care, 2016
In Malawi, an innovative prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV program, Option B+, has greatly expanded access to antiretroviral treatment at no cost to women and their exposed infants. However, many women continue to experience social, cultural, and structural barriers impeding their ability to consistently access medical treatment.
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Using PMTCT to raise overall health and development

The Lancet HIV, 2016
Hoosen, Coovadia, Dhayendre, Moodley
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of the HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem 2.0) on Priority Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Outcomes

AIDS and Behavior, 2021
Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Melinda Brown, May Maloba   +2 more
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