Predictors of successful early infant diagnosis of HIV in a rural district hospital in zambézia, mozambique

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Cook, Rebecca E ^a   Ciampa, Philip J ^a,b,d   Sidat, Mohsin ^c   Blevins, Meridith ^a,d   Burlison, Janeen ^a,b   Davidson, Mario A ^d   Arroz, Jorge A ^e   Vergara, Alfredo E ^a,b,f   Vermund, Sten H ^a,b,d   Moon, Troy D ^a,b,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Friends in Global Health LLC   (Mozambique)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^d Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Zambézia Provincial Department of Health   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; early infant diagnosis; HIV AIDS; Mozambique; prevention of mother to child transmission; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79952450351     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318207a535     Document Type: Article

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