Improving prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care and related services in Eastern Rwanda

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Lim, Younsook ^a   Kim, Jim Yong ^a   Rich, Michael ^b,c,d   Stulac, Sara ^b,c,d   Niyonzima, Jean Bosco ^b,e   Fawzi, Mary C Smith ^b,d   Gahire, Rose ^f   Mukaminega, Martha ^g   Getchell, Marya ^h   Peterson, Curtis W ^h   Farmer, Paul E ^b,d   Binagwaho, Agnès ⁱ  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Rwinkwavu Hospital   (Rwanda)

^f AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; LEADERSHIP; PEER COUNSELING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RWANDA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VACCINATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COOPERATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; RWANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955020208     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000302     Document Type: Article

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