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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"PMTCT"”.
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Measuring PMTCT effectivenss through HIV free survival in children under 2 years
… in the Free State province in South Africa and PMTCT services were widely available at the time the guidelines recommended nevirapine in labour and to the child postpartum. Aim: The aim was to determine the effectiveness of the PMTCT program in the Free State by measuring HIV transmission and …
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Male partner involvement during pregnancy the missing component in PMTCT adherence in Khayelitsha
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The effectiveness of PMTCT in the Free State - An anonymously linked cord blood survey
[ Background ] PMTCT has become freely available in many African countries however the impact of these interventions at the population level has not been widely estimated. [ Aim ] The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of HIV infected/exposed mother and infant pairs who received the …
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Exploring determinants of male involvement in PMTCT programs in Chibombo District of Central Province of Zambia
… the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, their knowledge of HIV increases, they become supportive to their partners and their response to HIV testing improves. Aim: The main purpose of the study was to determine factors that influence male involvement in PMTCT programs in …
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Assessing the barriers to accessing prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in Marondera Zimbabwe
… of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services, high HIV-specific under-five mortality rates continue to be observed. This study aimed to document the potential reasons for low PMTCT uptake by examining factors constraining access to PMTCT services.
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The prevention of mother to child transmission programme (PMTCT) experiences of HIV positive mothers at Tonga hospital in Nkomazi East
… The South African government established a PMTCT programme that aligned itself with the United Nations’ Millennium Goal of ensuring that all HIV positive pregnant women receive treatment in an effort to eliminate babies born with HIV. This study, therefore, explored the experiences of HIV …
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Factors influencing utilization and adherence to Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS services in Rivers State, Nigeria
… for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) depends on viable and efficient health systems, adherence to and utilization of services. Despite strategies to provide access to PMTCT of HIV services, utilization of these services remain low in Nigeria …
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV among Health Care Providers at the University Teaching Hospital and in Lusaka Urban Clinics
… prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services has been introduced in nearly all public health institutions. Proper implementation of these services however, requires adequate knowledge and appropriate attitudes and practices (KAPs) on the part of the healthcare providers. The …
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV among Health Care Providers at the University Teaching Hospital and in Lusaka Urban Clinics
… prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services has been introduced in nearly all public health institutions. Proper implementation of these services however, requires adequate knowledge and appropriate attitudes and practices (KAPs) on the part of the healthcare providers. The …
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The implementation of an integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme at McCord Hospital, South Africa, 2003-2013
… of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs in South Africa would reduce preventable maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, assist with achieving Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, and help in the response to the WHO call for the elimination of MTCT, the new …
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Effectiveness of Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission Program in Reducing HIV/AIDS to Children in Kinondoni District
… of Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program in reducing HIV/AIDS to children in Kinondoni District, in order to understand the success and the setbacks of the program in reducing HIV transmission from mother to child. In this study the researcher used simple random sampling …
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Patients’ perspectives on the provision of tuberculosis and HIV integrated services in Sisonke district, KwaZulu Natal
… the provision of TB/HIV services including PMTCT from clients perspectives in order to make recommendations on ways to enhance the provision of TB/HIV/PMTCT services at facility and community level. Method: Secondary data analysis was undertaken on a survey that was part of a cross-sectional …
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Constructive integration : changes in uptake and outcomes of reproductive health services during the scaling up of ART and PMTCT in Thyolo District, Malawi
… debate about the impact of scaled-up ART and PMTCT programmes on the uptake and outcomes of reproductive health services, in particular the potential detrimental effects of HIV-care on the overall capacity of fragile health systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in the …
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Factors contributing to non-utilization of Antretroviral(ARVs) drug for prevention of mother to child transmission by HIV positive-Pregnant women in Lusaka, Zambia
… Prevention of Mother - To - Child Transmission (PMTCT) among HIV positive pregnant women in Lusaka urban district. A comparative study design was used in six health centres in Lusaka, Zambia. A total of 320 HIV positive antenatal/postnatal mothers were randomly selected of which 160 utilized ARVs …
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Workforce Patterns and the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B Cascade in Côte d'Ivoire
… of a national program to prevent transmission (PMTCT). The aim of this study was to assess the impact of workforce density, distribution and training on PMTCT program success. Methods: Primary and secondary data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 50 PMTCT sites between …
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"Why I stayed when others left": an appreciative inquiry of retention in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Takoradi Government Hospital, Ghana
… the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme is essential for the achievement of this aspiration. The study applied Mixed Method Sequential Explanatory Design to explore the factors that underscored the retention decisions of newly diagnosed HIV positive pregnant women. The …
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The operational effectiveness of a single dose Nevirapine prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS programme in Khomas region, Namibia
… effectiveness of a single dose Nevirapine for PMTCT programme among infants aged six weeks in Khomas region of Namibia. Methods: This was a retrospective record review quantitative study based on a descriptive approach. The record review aimed at measuring operational effectiveness through the …
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HIV surveillance : a 12 year analysis of HIV prevalence trends and comparing HIV prevalence from sentinel antenatal clinic surveys and prevention of mother-to-child programmes
… of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, there have been debates on the prospects of using PMTCT data for reporting antenatal HIV prevalence and trends. Aim To describe the HIV prevalence trends for the Western Cape Province and to compare prevalence from ANC surveys to …
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Systems Analysis and Improvement to Optimize the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission in Central Mozambique
… prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (pMTCT) - we subsequently reviewed novel analytic techniques to assess workflow that have been applied to health care settings and applied them to the model. <bold>Results</bold>: A conceptual framework combining literature on systems analysis, …
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Facilitating policy formulation and policy implementation : a case study of policy on the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission in South Africa
… prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT). It employs the advocacy coalition framework developed by Paul Sabatier to analyse the factors that have hindered and facilitated the alteration and subsequent implementation of PMTCT policy. It provides a clear illustration of the impact …
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