Reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Findings from an early infant diagnosis program in south-south region of Nigeria

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Anoje, Chukwuemeka ^a   Aiyenigba, Bolatito ^a   Suzuki, Chiho ^b   Badru, Titilope ^a   Akpoigbe, Kesiena ^a   Odo, Michael ^a   Odafe, Solomon ^a   Adedokun, Oluwasanmi ^a   Torpey, Kwasi ^a   Chabikuli, Otto ^a,c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; early infant diagnosis; Mother to child transmission of HIV; pediatric HIV; vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84857926545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-18422410161     Document Type: Review

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