HIV-free survival among nine- to 24-month-old children born to HIV-positive mothers in the Rwandan national PMTCT programme: A community-based household survey

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ruton, Hinda ^a   Mugwaneza, Placidie ^a   Shema, Nadine ^a   Lyambabaje, Alexandre ^b   De Dieu Bizimana, Jean ^b   Tsague, Landry ^c   Nyankesha, Elevanie ^c   Wagner, Claire M ^d   Mutabazi, Vincent ^a   Nyemazi, Jean Pierre ^a   Nsanzimana, Sabin ^a   Karema, Corine ^a   Binagwaho, Agnes ^d,e  

^a RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Africa; children and HIV; elimination of MTCT; HIV free survival; PMTCT; programme effectiveness; Rwanda; vertical transmission of HIV

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RWANDA; SURVIVAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RWANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856256083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-15-4     Document Type: Review

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