How the global call for elimination of pediatric HIV can support HIV-positive women to achieve their pregnancy intentions

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 39, 2012, Pages 90-102

  Mazzeo, Corinne I ^a   Flanagan, Elizabeth H ^a   Bobrow, Emily A ^a   Pitter, Christian S ^a   Marlink, Richard ^a  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Maternal health; Pediatric HIV; Pregnancy intentions; Reproductive and sexual health

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONDOM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTENTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84870269230     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39636-5     Document Type: Article

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