Infant feeding options, other nonchemoprophylactic factors, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-33

  Torpey, Kwasi ^a   Kabaso, Mushota ^a   Weaver, Mark A ^a   Kasonde, Prisca ^a   Mukonka, Victor ^b   Bweupe, Maximillian ^b   Mukundu, Jonathan ^a   Mandala, Justin ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; disclosure; nonchemoprophylactic; prevention of mother to child transmission; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEVIRAPINE; SEX FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; ZAMBIA; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 84856890024     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109710393308     Document Type: Article

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