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Barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: To investigate and synthesize reasons for low access, initiation and adherence to antiretroviral drugs by mothers and exposed babies for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
Iorpenda, Kate, Birdthistle, Isolde, Mburu, Gitau, Wringe, Alison, Gourlay, Annabelle   +4 more
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Utilization of PMTCT services in Awassa Ethiopia

, 2008
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 ...
Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam
openaire   +2 more sources

Integrating gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes care into primary health care: Lessons from prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa - A mixed methods study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundImplementation of the programmes for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into antenatal care over the last three decades could inform implementation of interventions for other health ...
Jean Claude Mutabazi, Pascal Roland Enok Bonong, Helen Trottier, Lisa Jayne Ware, Shane A Norris, Katherine Murphy, Naomi Levitt, Christina Zarowsky   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimised paediatric antiretroviral treatment to achieve the 95-95-95 goals

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2021
While the progress towards reaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in South African adults seems promising, the progress in the paediatric population is lagging far behind; only 79% percent of children living with HIV know their status.
Moherndran Archary, Riana van Zyl, Nosisa Sipambo, Gillian Sorour   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Outcomes of Infants in a PMTCT Program in Kinshasa [PDF]

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), 2014
Effective follow-up of mother–infant pairs is critical for ensuring the success of preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with health outcomes of exposed infants in a PMTCT program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
John Ditekemena MD, MPH, Richard Matendo MD, MSc, Robert Colebunders MD, PhD, Olivier Koole MD, MPH, Gabrielle Bielen MSc, Michel Nkuna MD, MPH, Cyril Engmann MD, Antoinette Tshefu MD, PhD, Robert Ryder MD   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

PMTCT, HAART, and Childbearing in Mozambique: An Institutional Perspective [PDF]

AIDS and Behavior, 2009
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) units, where VCT/PMTCT/HAART have been integrated with traditional services, play a critical role in the connection between the massive HAART rollout and reproductive behavior. In this article, we use data from semi-structured interviews with MCH workers and ethnographic observations carried out in southern Mozambique to
Victor, Agadjanian, Sarah R, Hayford
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Addressing the migrant gap: maternal healthcare perspectives on utilising prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa

Global Health Action, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programming in South Africa. In 2020, it was estimated that there were 4 million cross-border migrants in South Africa, some of whom are women ...
Melanie A. Bisnauth, Ashraf Coovadia, Mary Kawonga, Jo Vearey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of an SMS-based mHealth intervention to enhance early infant diagnosis follow-up testing and assessment of postnatal prophylaxis

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2021
Background: Adherence to infant antiretroviral (ARV) postnatal prophylaxis and early infant diagnosis (EID) uptake is low in Africa. Promoting EID and adherence are necessary for this age group.
Anele Dube-Pule, Brian C. Zanoni, Cathy Connolly, Majahonkhe Shabangu, Moherndran Archary   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Integrated early childhood development (ECD) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions rarely target fathers, a missed opportunity given existing research demonstrating that father involvement improves maternal and ...
Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feeding and Nutritional Characteristics of Infants on PMTCT Programs [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2007
To compare feeding and nutritional characteristics of infants born to mothers on the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs with infants not in the program.A hospital-based case-control study was used.The study was conducted in Nsambya hospital, Kampala, Uganda.A total of 176 mother/baby pairs were included in the study with 88 ...
Sylvia Ruhweza, Magezi, Joyce, Kikafunda, Roger, Whitehead   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources