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Health facility characteristics and their relationship to coverage of PMTCT of HIV services across four African countries: the PEARL study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Health facility characteristics associated with effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) coverage in sub-Saharan are poorly understood.We conducted surveys in health facilities with active PMTCT services in Cameroon, Cote d ...
Didier K Ekouevi, Elizabeth Stringer, David Coetzee, Pius Tih, Tracy Creek, Kathryn Stinson, Andrew O Westfall, Thomas Welty, Namwinga Chintu, Benjamin H Chi, Cathy Wilfert, Nathan Shaffer, Jeff Stringer, Francois Dabis   +13 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

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
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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

Evaluation of HIV counseling and testing in ANC settings and adherence to short course antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT in Francistown, Botswana [PDF]

, 2009
Worldwide, it is estimated that two million children are infected with HIV (USAID 2005). The vast majority of these infections are the result of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the virus during pregnancy, labor, or breastfeeding.
Carolyn Baek, Jennifer Redner, Lee A. Jones, Louis Apicella, Naomi Rutenberg, Tracy Creek   +5 more
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Is antenatal syphilis screening still cost effective in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2003
Objectives: To estimate the cost effectiveness of on-site antenatal syphilis screening and treatment in\ud Mwanza, Tanzania. To compare this intervention with other antenatal and child health interventions,\ud specifically the prevention of mother to ...
Changalucha, J, Gumodoka, B, Hays, R, Kumaranayake, L, Lisekie, F, Mabey, D, Mugeye, K, Ndeli, L, Terris-Prestholt, F, Todd, J, Watson-Jones, D, Weiss, H   +11 more
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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

The impact of programs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV on health care services and systems in sub-Saharan Africa - A review

Public Health Reviews, 2017
Background The global scale-up of Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services is credited for a 52% worldwide decline in new HIV infections among children between 2001 and 2012.
Jean Claude Mutabazi, Christina Zarowsky, Helen Trottier   +2 more
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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
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Integrating Female Condoms into HIV Prevention Programs: A Case Study of Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Opportunities in Kenya [PDF]

, 2014
Female condoms are an important option for dual protection from unintended pregnancy and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially when male condoms cannot be used.

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