Pregnant women’s knowledge about Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection through breast feeding
The HIV and AIDS epidemic in South Africa has reached serious proportions. Over 5, 5 million South Africans are infected with HIV (Department of Health, 2004:10). Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) is a well-established mode of HIV transmission and these infections may occur during pregnancy, labou...
Main Author: | MS Maputle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2008-09-01
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Series: | Curationis |
Online Access: | https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/908 |
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