HIV testing uptake and retention in care of HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women initiated on ‘Option B+’ in rural Zimbabwe

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 202-209

  Dzangare, Janet ^a   Takarinda, Kudakwashe C ^a,b   Harries, Anthony D ^b,c   Tayler Smith, Katie ^d   Mhangara, Mutsa ^a   Apollo, Tsitsi Mutasa ^a   Mushavi, Angela ^a   Chimwaza, Anesu ^a   Sithole, Ngwarai ^a   Magure, Tapiwa ^e   Mpofu, Amon ^e   Dube, Freeman ^e   Mugurungi, Owen ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^e National AIDS Council   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Operational Research; Option B+; SORT IT; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR;

AGE STRUCTURE; BLOOD; BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

GUTU; MASVINGO; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85006380993     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12637     Document Type: Article

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