Protocol for the evaluation of the population-level impact of Zimbabwe’s prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program option B+: a community based serial cross-sectional study

Protocol for the evaluation of the population-level impact of Zimbabwe’s prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program option B+: a community based serial cross-sectional study

Abstract Background WHO recommends that HIV infected women receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) minimally during pregnancy and breastfeeding (“Option B”), or ideally throughout their lives regardless of clinical stage (“Option B+”) (Coovadia et al., Lancet 379:221–228, 2012). Although these recommen...

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Main Authors: Aybuke Koyuncu, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Sandra Irene McCoy, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Raluca Buzdugan, Constancia Watadzaushe, Jeffrey Dirawo, Angela Mushavi, Agnes Mahomva, Frances Cowan, Nancy Padian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Impact evaluation
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT)
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT)
Antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-2146-x

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