The contribution of family planning towards the prevention of vertical HIV transmission in Uganda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Hladik, Wolfgang ^a   Stover, John ^b   Esiru, Godfrey ^c   Harper, Malayah ^d   Tappero, Jordan ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b AVENIR HEALTH   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d UNAIDS   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; PROBABILITY; TREND STUDY; UGANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; SOFTWARE; UGANDA;

EID: 70449653119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007691     Document Type: Article

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