Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia: Implementing efficacious ARV regimens in primary health centers.

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mandala, Justin ^a   Torpey, Kwasi ^b   Kasonde, Prisca ^b   Kabaso, Mushota ^b   Dirks, Rebecca ^a   Suzuki, Chiho ^a   Thompson, Catherine ^b   Sangiwa, Gloria ^a   Mukadi, Ya Diul ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Family Health International   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; URBAN AREA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZAMBIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 69949118900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-314     Document Type: Article

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