Missed opportunities for early infant HIV diagnosis: Results of a national study in South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e26-e32

  Woldesenbet, Selamawit A ^a   Jackson, Debra ^b,c   Goga, Ameena E ^a,d   Crowley, Siobhan ^e   Doherty, Tanya ^a,b,f   Mogashoa, Mary M ^g   Dinh, Thu Ha ^h   Sherman, Gayle G ^i,j  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e Elma Philanthropies   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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

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

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

EID service; HIV exposed infants; missed opportunities; mother to child HIV transmission; PICT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923642878     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000460     Document Type: Article

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