Option B+ Program for the Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV: A Case Study in Johannesburg, South Africa

Option B+ Program for the Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV: A Case Study in Johannesburg, South Africa

Background: South Africa's National Department of Health adopted WHO's 2013 consolidated guidelines on ARVs for HIV treatment and prevention in 2015, including changes for Prevention from Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) through Option B+, aimed to reduce the HIV prevalence rate amongs...

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Main Authors:	Melanie A. Bisnauth, Ashraf Coovadia, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Michael G. Wilson, Stephen Birch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	HIV/AIDS maternal health PMTCT program qualitative accessibility South Africa
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.533534/full

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