Evaluation of the effectiveness of the national Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme on infant HIV measured at six weeks postpartum in South Africa
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2012
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South African Medical Research Council, National Department of Health South Africa and PEPFAR/US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Abstract
Aims and Objectives:
The overall aim of this evaluation was to conduct a national facility-based survey to monitor the
effectiveness of the South African National PMTCT programme. The primary objective was to
measure rates of early MTCT of HIV at six weeks postpartum. The secondary objective was to
periodically estimate coverage of key PMTCT interventions and services (e.g., HIV testing, CD4 cell
count testing, infant antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis, infant feeding counselling).
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Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT), Effectiveness, Infant HIV, Postpartum, National Survey, Early Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT)
Citation
Goga, A.E., Dinh, T.H., Jackson D.J. for the SAPMTCTE study group. (2012). Evaluation of the effectiveness of the National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme measured at six weeks postpartum in South Africa, 2010. South African Medical Research Council, National Department of Health of South Africa and PEPFAR/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention