Implementation of single-dose nevirapine for prevention of MTCT of HIV - Lessons from Cape Town [6]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 706-709

  Delva, Wim ^a   Draper, Beverly ^b   Temmerman, Marleen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; LETTER; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; WATER QUALITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEVIRAPINE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33748359298     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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