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South African Family Practice, 2013 Background: Before 2006, the uptake into the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) for HIV programme was low in South Africa. We determined PMTCT programme uptake, and identified factors that affected enrolment into the PMTCT programme in ...
O.J. Ajewole, B.L.W. Sparks, O.B. Omole
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Midwives’ perceptions of and attitudes towards prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV
Curationis, 2023 Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services has become an integral part of antenatal services. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission was introduced in all the regions of Ghana, but mother-to-child transmission ...
Rita Opoku-Danso, Debbie S.K. Habedi
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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 ...
Tita, Alan T. N. +7 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims The COVID‐19 pandemic impacted daily life and healthcare. This study investigated how this affected the outcome in children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS. Methods This study investigated medical visits and outcomes (viral load, immunological parameters) in participants in the German Pediatric and Adolescent HIV ...
Tobias Hante +7 more
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Improving PMTCT uptake in rural South Africa
, 2015 Despite the widespread availability of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs, many women in sub-Saharan Africa do not participate in PMTCT.
Jones, D.L. +5 more
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Estimating PMTCT's Impact on Heterosexual HIV Transmission: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 INTRODUCTION:Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) strategies include combined short-course antiretrovirals during pregnancy (Option A), triple-drug antiretroviral treament (ART) during pregnancy and breastfeeding (Option B), or lifelong
Aditya S Khanna +9 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background Achievement of the elimination target for mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in selected countries has increased hope to end the HIV epidemic in children across the world. However, MTCT rates remain well above the 5% elimination target
Reuben Musarandega +6 more
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AIDS Research and Treatment, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Opportunistic infections (OIs) play a crucial role in the morbidity and mortality of HIV‐infected individuals. Despite the increasing use of antiretroviral therapy, there remains a lack of comprehensive data on the incidence of OIs to provide a clearer national picture. Therefore, this systematic review and meta‐analysis aim to determine the
Beyene Zewdu Nigatu +2 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Globally, there are 3.3 million children 15 years of age living with HIV infection. About 95% of HIV infected children have acquired infection from their mothers.
Munda Elias +3 more
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International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be transmitted from a HIV‐infected mother to her child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. According to NSDCC 2025, Kenya has an estimated PMTCT coverage of 90.1% and a PMTCT transmission rate of 9.26%. Although strides have been made to address PMTCT, there is a need to scale up approaches in addressing
Robert Mureithi Maina +5 more
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