Why do women not return for CD4 count results at Embhuleni Hospital, Mpumalanga, South Africa?
Background: According to the South African Policy and guidelines for the implementation of the PMTCT programme of 2008, all pregnant women who tested HIV-positive also had to have their CD4 count measured in order to inform the option of Prevention of Mother-to-ChildTreatment (PMTCT): to be put on l...
Main Authors: | Doudou K. Nzaumvila, Langalibalele H. Mabuza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2015-06-01
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Series: | Curationis |
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Online Access: | https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1266 |
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