Community-based evaluation of PMTCT uptake in Nyanza Province, Kenya

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Kohler, Pamela K ^a   Okanda, John ^b   Kinuthia, John ^c   Mills, Lisa A ^b,d   Olilo, George ^b   Odhiambo, Frank ^b   Laserson, Kayla F ^b,d   Zierler, Brenda ^a   Voss, Joachim ^a   John Stewart, Grace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; HIV INFECTIONS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910019052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110110     Document Type: Article

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