Provision of services and care for HIV-exposed infants: A comparison of maternal and child health clinic and HIV comprehensive care clinic models

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-89

  Ong'ech, John Odero ^a,b   Hoffman, Heather J ^c   Kose, Judith ^b   Audo, Michael ^b   Matu, Lucy ^b   Savosnick, Peter ^b   Guay, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV care and treatment; HIV exposed infants; Kenya; MCH; PMTCT; service delivery models

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865704444     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31825bd842     Document Type: Article

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