First population-level effectiveness evaluation of a national programme to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child, South Africa

Goga, Ameena; Dinh, Thu–Ha; J. Jackson, Debra; Lombard, Carl; P. Delaney, Kevin; Puren, Adrian; Sherman, Gayle; Woldesenbet, Selamawit; Ramokolo, Vundli; Crowley, Siobhan; Doherty, Tanya; Chopra, Mickey; Shaffer, Nathan; Pillay, Yogan

doi:10.1136/jech-2014-204535

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First population-level effectiveness evaluation of a national programme to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child, South Africa

Published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health • Nov 4, 2014

Authors:

Ameena Goga

Thu–Ha Dinh

Debra J. Jackson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data on the national population-level effectiveness of preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes in high-HIV-prevalence, resource-limited settings. We assessed national PMTCT impact in South Africa (SA), 2010. METHODS: A facility-based survey was co...

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Medicine

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Transmission (telecommunications)

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