Improving mothers' access to PMTCT programs in West Africa: A public health perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 807-812

  Msellati, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Access to care; HIV; Intervention adherence; Mothers; Preventing mother to child transmission (PMTCT); West Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MATERNAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCALE UP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 69449095359     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.034     Document Type: Article

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