Goodstart: A cluster randomised effectiveness trial of an integrated, community-based package for maternal and newborn care, with prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a South African township

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 256-266

  Tomlinson, Mark ^a   Doherty, Tanya ^b,c   Ijumba, Petrida ^b,d   Jackson, Debra ^b,c   Lawn, Joy ^e   Persson, Lars Åke ^d   Lombard, Carl ^b   Sanders, David ^c   Daviaud, Emmanuelle ^b   Nkonki, Lungiswa ^b   Goga, Ameena ^b   Rohde, Sarah ^b   Sitrin, Deborah ^d   Colvin, Mark ^f   Chopra, Mickey ^c,g  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^f Deceased Formerly Maromi Health Research   (South Africa)

^g UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health worker; Community based; HIV; Integrated; Newborn; Post natal care; Prevent mother to child transmission (PMTCT); Primary health care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; COMMUNITY-BASED; HIV; INTEGRATED; NEWBORN; POST-NATAL CARE; PREVENT MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893812269     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12257     Document Type: Article

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