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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

A Study Report On Infant Feeding Practices In The Context Of\ud HIV / AIDS [PDF]

, 2005
\ud \ud This report presents the findings of a study on infant feeding practices in the context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. The study was undertaken from 8th – 24th August 2004 in 3 regions implementing PMTCT activities namely Kagera, Mbeya and Kilimanjaro.
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre , (TFNC)
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Transitioning from antenatal surveillance surveys to routine HIV testing: a turning point in the mother-to-child transmission prevention programme for HIV surveillance in Brazil

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background In Brazil, due to the rapid increase in programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), routine programme data are widely available.
Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Meritxell Sabidó, Alessandro Caruso, Adele Schwartz Benzaken   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of HIV/ Malaria co-infected mothers who did not access early infant diagnosis for their HIV-exposed infants in Benin-City, Nigeria

Annals of Health Research, 2020
Background: Perinatally-acquired HIV infections rapidly lead to death within one to two years of life. Early infant diagnosis (EID) is the key to early identification with the prompt commencement of treatment.
Sadoh AE, Eki-Udoko FE
doaj   +1 more source

Using the PMTCT Cascade to Accelerate Achievement of the Global Plan Goals [PDF]

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2017
Background: Development of country plans for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), including expansion of comprehensive, integrated services, was key to Global Plan achievements. Approaches: Use of the PMTCT cascade, an evolving series of sequential steps needed to
Hamilton, Elizabeth, Bossiky, Bernard, Ditekemena, John, Esiru, Godfrey, Fwamba, Franck, Goga, Ameena E., Kieffer, Mary Pat, Tsague, Landry D., van de Ven, Roland, Wafula, Rose, Guay, Laura   +10 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Understanding Cervical Cancer Screening Intentions Through the Lens of Care‐Seeking Behavior: A Cross‐Sectional Study Among Islamic Women in Ghana

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Cervical cancer screening among Ghanaian women is generally unsatisfactory due to sociocultural norms and poor knowledge, despite its critical role in the early detection of cervical cancer. Due to culturally insensitive healthcare practices in a secular country like Ghana, Islamic women may avoid cervical cancer screening ...
Abdul‐Karim Abubakari, Janet Gross, Emmanuel Adusei‐Poku   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A qualitative exploration of roles and expectations of male partners from PMTCT services in rural Malawi

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is effective in curbing rates of HIV infection in children because its interventions reduce the rates of transmission during pregnancy, in labour, and in breastfeeding. Male involvement
Beatrice M’baya Kansinjiro, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

NVP resistance and PMTCT.

, 2013
Patients with NVP resistance mutations were analyzed regarding PMTCT (with NVP monotherapy) as a possible cause for the emergence of the mutation. PMTCT as a cause for the mutation's appearance is discussed as “possible” if the mother received PMTCT; it ...
Carsten Scheller (345843), Charles Majinge (345824), Gilbert Kongola (345833), Mathias Mlewa (345836), Axel Rethwilm (84260), Eleni Koutsilieri (345842), Samuel Kalluvya (345822), Jochen Bodem (345830), August Stich (345827), Hartwig Klinker (345841), Benedikt Weissbrich (4784), Christa Kasang (345821), Anne Horn (345839), Graeme B. Jacobs (345835), Miriam Mildner (345837), Wolfgang Preiser (17927), Gert van Zyl (345840), Irina Hensel (345838)   +17 more
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Determinants of Male Partner Involvement Towards Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Service Utilization Among Pregnant Women Who Attended Focused Antenatal Care in Southern Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2020
Mohammed Ayalew, Melese Gebrie, Ephrem Geja, Bereket Beyene School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Mohammed AyalewSchool of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences ...
Ayalew M, Gebrie M, Geja E, Beyene B
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Growth pattern in Ethiopian infants – the impact of exposure to maternal HIV infection in relation to socio-economic factors

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Infants exposed to maternal HIV infection who remain HIV-uninfected (HIV-exposed/uninfected; HIV-EU) may be at increased risk of growth retardation, which could be due both to directly HIV-related effects and to socio-economic factors ...
John König Walles, Taye Tolera Balcha, Niclas Winqvist, Per Björkman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source