Preventing HIV transmission to children: Quality of counselling of mothers in South Africa

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 357-363

  Chopra, Mickey ^a   Doherty, Tanya ^b   Jackson, Debra ^a   Ashworth, Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Health Systems Trust   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling; Exclusive breastfeeding; Observation study; Prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV; South Africa

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY POSITION; BREAST; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTHER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKILL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 16844362264     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510026490     Document Type: Article

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