Evaluating the impact of Zimbabwe's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program: Population-level estimates of HIV-free infant survival pre-option A

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Buzdugan, Raluca ^a   McCoy, Sandra I ^a   Watadzaushe, Constancia ^b   Dufour, Mi Suk Kang ^c   Petersen, Maya ^a   Dirawo, Jeffrey ^b   Mushavi, Angela ^d   Mujuru, Hilda Angela ^e   Mahomva, Agnes ^f   Musarandega, Reuben ^f   Hakobyan, Anna ^g   Mugurungi, Owen ^d   Cowan, Frances M ^b,h   Padian, Nancy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV AIDS RESEARCH   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^f ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g Children's Investment Fund Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ZIMBABWE; HIV INFECTIONS; MOTHER; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84941992325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134571     Document Type: Article

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