Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during and after pregnancy in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JB Nachega, OA Uthman, J Anderson, K Peltzer… - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To estimate antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence rates during pregnancy and
postpartum in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries. Design: Systematic …

Missed opportunities to prevent mother-to-child-transmission: systematic review and meta-analysis

C Wettstein, C Mugglin, M Egger, N Blaser, LS Vizcaya… - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine magnitude and reasons of loss to program and poor antiretroviral
prophylaxis coverage in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of early, abrupt weaning on HIV-free survival of children in Zambia

L Kuhn, GM Aldrovandi, M Sinkala… - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In low-resource settings, many programs recommend that women who are
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stop breast-feeding early. We …

Barriers to accessing antiretroviral therapy in Kisesa, Tanzania: a qualitative study of early rural referrals to the national program

GH Mshana, J Wamoyi, J Busza, B Zaba… - AIDS Patient Care & …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
This community-based, qualitative study conducted in rural Kisesa District, Tanzania,
explores perceptions and experiences of barriers to accessing the national antiretroviral …

Engagement of men in antenatal care services: increased HIV testing and treatment uptake in a community participatory action program in Mozambique

CM Audet, M Blevins, YM Chire, MH Aliyu, LME Vaz… - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC)
in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC …

Economic and social factors are some of the most common barriers preventing women from accessing maternal and newborn child health (MNCH) and prevention of …

MO Hiarlaithe, N Grede, S de Pee, M Bloem - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Support to health programming has increasingly placed an emphasis on health systems
strengthening. Integration of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and …

Coverage of nevirapine-based services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in 4 African countries

EM Stringer, DK Ekouevi, D Coetzee, PM Tih, TL Creek… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Few studies have objectively evaluated the coverage of services to prevent
transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from mother to child. Objective To …

Reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: findings from an early infant diagnosis program in south-south region of Nigeria

C Anoje, B Aiyenigba, C Suzuki, T Badru, K Akpoigbe… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Early diagnosis of HIV in infants provides a critical opportunity to strengthen
follow-up of HIV-exposed children and assure early access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment …

Predictors of successful early infant diagnosis of HIV in a rural district hospital in Zambezia, Mozambique

RE Cook, PJ Ciampa, M Sidat, M Blevins… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: A key challenge inhibiting the timely initiation of pediatric antiretroviral
treatment is the loss to follow-up of mothers and their infants between the time of mothers' …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring effectiveness of programmes to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in lower-income countries

EM Stringer, BH Chi, N Chintu… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
Ambitious goals for paediatric AIDS control have been set by various international bodies,
including a 50% reduction in new paediatric infections by 2010. While these goals are …