Goga, AmeenaDinh, Thu-HaJackson, Debra2012-11-132012-11-132012Goga, 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 Prevention978-1-920014-87-2http://hdl.handle.net/10566/462Aims 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).enCopyright South African Medical Research Council, National Department of Health South Africa and PEPFAR/US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. This file may be freely used provided that the source is acknowledged. No commercial distribution of this text is permitted.Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)EffectivenessInfant HIVPostpartumNational SurveyEarly Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT)Research Report