Understanding factors, outcomes and reasons for loss to follow-up among women in Option B+ PMTCT programme in Lilongwe, Malawi

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1360-1366

  Tweya, Hannock ^a,b,c   Gugsa, Salem ^b,d   Hosseinipour, Mina ^e   Speight, Colin ^b   Ng'ambi, Wingston ^b   Bokosi, Mphatso ^b   Chikonda, Janet ^f   Chauma, Annie ^f   Khomani, Patricia ^g   Phoso, Malocho ^h   Mtande, Tiwonge ^e   Phiri, Sam ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^b LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^g BAOBAB HEALTH TRUST   (Malawi)

^h Mothers2Mothers Malawi   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Loss to follow up; Malawi; Option B+; Prevention of mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907891254     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12369     Document Type: Article

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