Comparing two service delivery models for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV during transition from single-dose nevirapine to multi-drug antiretroviral regimens

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tsague, Landry ^a,e   Tsiouris, Fatima Oliveira ^b   Carter, Rosalind J ^b   Mugisha, Veronicah ^a   Tene, Gilbert ^a   Nyankesha, Elevanie ^c   Koblavi Deme, Stephania ^a   Mugwaneza, Placidie ^c   Kayirangwa, Eugenie ^d   Sahabo, Ruben ^a   Abrams, Elaine J ^b  

^a Treatment and Research AIDS Center   (Rwanda)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

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

^e UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEVIRAPINE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649687746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-753     Document Type: Article

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