Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a refugee camp setting in Tanzania

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-76

  Rutta, E ^a   Gongo, R ^a   Mwansasu, A ^a   Mutasingwa, D ^b   Rwegasira, V ^a   Kishumbu, S ^a   Tabayi, J ^c   Masini, T ^d   Ramadhani, H ^d  

^a Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c United High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)   (Tanzania)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV transmission; Mother to child; Refugees

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIZATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TANZANIA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 48949086621     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690601111924     Document Type: Article

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