Approaches for scaling up human immunodeficiency virus testing and counseling in prevention of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission settings in resource-limited countries

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Bolu, Omotayo O ^a   Allread, Virginia ^b   Creek, Tracy ^a   Stringer, Elizabeth ^c   Forna, Fatu ^a   Bulterys, Marc ^d   Shaffer, Nathan ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

counseling; human immunodeficiency virus; mother to child human immunodeficiency virus transmission; testing

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; COUNSELING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 34548408352     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.006     Document Type: Review

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