Oyebanji, Oyebola GbengaMathole, ThubelihleJackson, Debra2023-03-222023-03-222022Oyebola, O.G., Debra, J. and Thubelihle, M., 2022. PMTCT Data Management and Reporting during the Transition Phase of Implementing the Rationalised Registers in Amathole District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(23), p.15855.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315855http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8641Background: The National Department of Health, in March 2015, launched the implementation of Rationalisation of Register, aimed at reducing the amount of time invested in completing the registers and collecting data. Therefore, the number of registers used in the South African healthcare facilities was reduced from 56 to 6. Objectives: This study explored the effect of the rollout of Rationalisation of Register on the documentation and reporting of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme data with the existing source documents during the transitional period, especially with routine data collected and reported at various health care system levels.enprevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)data managementrationalised registersSouth AfricaEastern CapeArticle