Effects of Antenatal Care and HIV Treatment Integration on Elements of the PMTCT Cascade: Results from the SHAIP Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e172-e181

  Turan, Janet M ^a   Onono, Maricianah ^b   Steinfeld, Rachel L ^c   Shade, Starley B ^d   Owuor, Kevin ^b   Washington, Sierra ^e   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^b,c   Ackers, Marta L ^f   Kioko, Jackson ^g   Interis, Evelyn C ^a   Cohen, Craig R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c and Reproductive Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; cluster randomized controlled trial; HIV AIDS; prevention of mother to child transmission; service integration

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; KENYA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937779611     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000678     Document Type: Article

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