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Understanding the Impact of Maternal HIV Infection on the Health and Well-Being of Mothers and Infants in South Africa: Siyakhula Collaborative Workshop Report

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2021
Marina White,1 Ute D Feucht,2– 4 Louise de Villiers du Toit,5 Theresa Rossouw,3– 5 Kristin L Connor1 1Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2Paediatrics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; 3Research Centre ...
White M, Feucht UD, du Toit LDV, Rossouw T, Connor KL   +4 more
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Barriers to successful implementation of prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programmes in Malawi and Nigeria: a critical literature review study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV still remains a significant route of new HIV infection in children in Malawi and Nigeria, despite the introduction of Prevention-of-Mother-to-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programmes in both countries.
James Christian Okoli, Gail Elizabeth Lansdown   +1 more
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Factors Associated with PMTCT Cascade Completion in Four African Countries [PDF]

AIDS Research and Treatment, 2016
Background. Many countries are working to reduce or eliminate mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Prevention efforts have been conceptualized as steps in a cascade but cascade completion rates during and after pregnancy are low. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was performed across 26 communities in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, and ...
Jodie Dionne-Odom, Thomas K. Welty, Andrew O. Westfall, Benjamin H. Chi, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, Margaret Kasaro, Pius M. Tih, Alan T. N. Tita   +7 more
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Male involvement in PMTCT and associated factors among men whom their wives had ANC visit 12 months prior to the study in Gondar town, North west Ethiopia, December, 2014

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
INTRODUCTION: globally, male involvement has been recognized as a priority focus area to be strengthened in PMTCT but, testing male partners for HIV in the context of preventing mother-to-child transmission remains a challenge in most low- and middle ...
Abdella Amano, Abdulbasit Musa
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Understanding the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services among adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of literature

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2020
Despite high pregnancy rates and HIV incidence among adolescents, their uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services is not well characterized. This paper describes current PMTCT program coverage among adolescents
Bernadette Ng’eno, Braeden Rogers, Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, Shaffiq Essajee, Susan Hrapcak, Surbhi Modi   +5 more
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Under-two child mortality according to maternal HIV status in Rwanda: assessing outcomes within the National PMTCT Program

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2011
INTRODUCTION: We sought to compare risk of death among children aged under-2 years born to HIV positive mother (HIV-exposed) and to HIV negative mother (HIV non-exposed), and identify determinants of under-2 mortality among the two groups in Rwanda ...
Placidie Mugwaneza, Nadine Umutoni Wa Shema, Hinda Ruton, Alphonse Rukundo, Alexandre Lyambabaje, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Landry Tsague, Claire M Wagner, El"vanie Nyankesha, Jane Muita, Vincent Mutabazi, Jean Pierre Nyemazi, Sabin Nsanzimana, Corine Karema, Agnes Binagwaho   +14 more
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Success rate of an outreach PMTCT program in Nigeria [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014
Prevention of mother-to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is an important strategy to achieving zero new HIV infection and has been an important strategy in preventing the upsurge of HIV infection in Nigeria.
Herbertson, EC, Ohihoin, AGI, Gbajabiamila, TA, David, AN, Odubela, O, Ekama, SO, Gab-Okafor, CV, Owhodo, H, Ezechi, OC, Ujah, IAO   +9 more
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Factors associated with retention in Option B+ in Malawi: a case control study. [PDF]

, 2017
IntroductionThere are limited data on factors associated with retention in Option B+. We sought to explore the characteristics of women retained in Option B+ in Malawi, with a focus on the role of HIV disclosure, awareness of partner HIV status, and ...
Currier, Judith S, Elashoff, David, Grotts, Jonathan, Hoffman, Risa M, Kawale, Paul, Parent, Julie, Phiri, Khumbo, Schooley, Alan, Yeatman, Sara   +8 more
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Facility-based delivery in the context of Zimbabwe's HIV epidemic--missed opportunities for improving engagement with care: a community-based serosurvey. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundIn developing countries, facility-based delivery is recommended for maternal and neonatal health, and for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT).
Buzdugan, Raluca, Cowan, Frances M, Mahomva, Agnes, McCoy, Sandra I, Mushavi, Angela, Padian, Nancy S, Webb, Karen   +6 more
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Low syphilis treatment rates and associated birth outcomes in pregnant women with and without HIV in Zambia: A cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 172, Issue 3, Page 1569-1575, March 2026.
Abstract Objective Syphilis and HIV in pregnancy contribute to adverse birth outcomes in Africa. Benzathine penicillin G remains an effective treatment for syphilis in pregnancy, yet gaps persist in timely treatment. The aim of this study was to compare factors associated with adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis in ...
Albert Manasyan, Anna V. Jones, Yumo Xue, Herbert Kapesa, Maureen Mzumara, Jodie A. Dionne, Mwangelwa Mubiana‐Mbewe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source