Traditional Birth Attendants in Developing Countries Cannot Be Expected to Carry Out HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Activities

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 36-39

  Berer, Marge ^a  

^a Reproductive Health Matters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Integration of services; Maternity services; Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV; Traditional birth attendants

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; TRAINING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0344413467     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(03)02286-9     Document Type: Note

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