First population-level effectiveness evaluation of a national programme to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child, South Africa

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 240-248

  Goga, Ameena E ^a,b   Dinh, Thu Ha ^c   Jackson, Debra J ^d,e   Lombard, Carl ^a,f   Delaney, Kevin P ^c   Puren, Adrian ^g   Sherman, Gayle ^g,h   Woldesenbet, Selamawit ^a   Ramokolo, Vundli ^a   Crowley, Siobhan ⁱ   Doherty, Tanya ^a,d,j   Chopra, Mickey ^e   Shaffer, Nathan ^k   Pillay, Yogan ^l   Lerebo, Wondwossen ^d   Solomon, Wesley ^m   Noveve, Nobuntu ^m   Heyns, Lucille ^m   Kiewitz, Jazelle ^m   Mbenenge, Pumza ^m   Xokwe, Madoda ^m   Mboweni, Eva ^m   Mzolo, Similo ^m   Molewa, Ria ^m   Hlabangani, Rose ^m   Ncedana, Tshawe ^m   Sitawutawu, Nomalipheze ^m   Nyati, Faith ^m   Husselman, Christalien ^m   Robinson, Katherine ^m   Mhlongo, Tsakani ^m   Singh, Beverley ^g   Patel, Ushmita ^g   Cutler, Ewaldé ^g   more..

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f School of Public Health and Family Medicine   (South Africa)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

ⁱ Elma Philanthropies   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^k WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^l NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^m World Health Organization ^*

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BREASTFEEDING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NATIONAL PLANNING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MOTHERS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84925459895     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204535     Document Type: Article

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