Preventing vertical transmission of HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A baseline survey of 18 antenatal clinics

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 969-975

  Behets, Frieda M T F ^a   Matendo, Richard ^b   Vaz, Lara M E ^a   Kilese, Nick ^b   Nanlele, Diderot ^b   Kokolomami, Jack ^c   Okitolando, Emile W ^d   Van Rie, Annelies ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Congo)

^d School of Public Health   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR; TETANUS TOXOID;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONGO; CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TUBERCULOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KINSHASA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VILLE DE KINSHASA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33845417609     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.028217     Document Type: Article

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