Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: risk factors and missed opportunities for prevention among pregnant women attending health services in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil Transmissão vertical do HIV: fatores associados e perdas de oportunidades de intervenção em gestantes atendidas em Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

The objectives of this study were to estimate the risk of vertical HIV transmission and assess the associated factors and missed opportunities for prevention in a cohort of HIV+ pregnant women (1995-2001) treated in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, with follow-up of their children until 2005. Three data sour...

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Main Authors: Marília Dalva Turchi, Lucélia da Silva Duarte, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2007-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2007001500007