The contribution of family planning towards the prevention of vertical HIV transmission in Uganda.

The contribution of family planning towards the prevention of vertical HIV transmission in Uganda.

BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the highest total fertility rates (TFR) worldwide. We compared the effects of antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) to that of existing family planning (FP) use and estimated the burden of pediatric HIV disease d...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang Hladik, John Stover, Godfrey Esiru, Malayah Harper, Jordan Tappero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2766039?pdf=render

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