Barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gourlay, Annabelle ^a   Birdthistle, Isolde ^a   Mburu, Gitau ^b,c   Iorpenda, Kate ^b   Wringe, Alison ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b International HIV AIDS Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Barriers; HIV; Prevention; Review; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG UPTAKE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; TRADITIONAL HEALER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; BARRIERS; HIV; PREVENTION; REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84890836908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18588     Document Type: Review

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