The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in Lilongwe, Malawi: why do so many women drop out

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 17, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 143-151

  Chinkonde, Jacqueline Rose ^a   Sundby, Johanne ^a   Martinson, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

Author keywords

gender roles and issues; HIV prevention of mother to child transmission; HIV treatment programmes; Malawi; provider patient relations; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DELIVERY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 66449094430     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)33440-0     Document Type: Article

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