Comparative effectiveness of congregation- versus clinic-based approach to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ezeanolue, Echezona E ^a,e   Obiefune, Michael C ^b   Yang, Wei ^c   Obaro, Stephen K ^d   Ezeanolue, Chinenye O ^e   Ogedegbe, Gbenga G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Prevention Education Treatment Training and Research Global Solutions PeTR GS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Sunrise Foundation   (Nigeria)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Church based; Community based; Comparative Effectiveness; Congregation based Approaches; HIV; Nigeria; Prevention of Mother to child HIV Transmission (PMTCT)

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; CHRISTIANITY; HIV INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHRISTIANITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878643433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-62     Document Type: Article

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