Reducing vertical HIV transmission in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: Trends in HIV prevalence and service delivery

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-590

  Behets, Frieda ^a   Mutombo, Gertrude Musuamba ^b   Edmonds, Andrew ^a   Dulli, Lisa ^a   Belting, Martine Tabala ^b   Kapinga, Melanie ^b   Pantazis, Athena ^a   Tomlin, Holly ^a   Okitolonda, Emile ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Kinshasa School of Public Health   (Congo)

Author keywords

Antenatal service delivery; DR Congo; HIV prevalence; HIV surveillance; Vertical HIV transmission prevention

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONGO; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RISK REDUCTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; NEVIRAPINE; ORGANIZATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70349780953     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802385595     Document Type: Article

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