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Prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) program outcomes in South Africa in the pre-COVID and COVID eras
IntroductionTwo decades after implementing the Prevention of Mother to Child transmission (PMTCT) program, South Africa has still not managed to...
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Nurse-patient relationship and its implications for retention in the PMTCT of HIV programme in Ghana: an appreciative inquiry
BackgroundRelationships established between nurses and midwives, and their patients have far-reaching implications; the most significant being their...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of knowledge on PMTCT of HIV/AIDS and Association factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2022
BackgroundDespite increased interventions implemented for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, There is still a vertical...
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Understanding rapid implementation from discovery to scale: Rwanda’s implementation of rotavirus vaccines and PMTCT in the quest to reduce under-5 mortality
BackgroundOver the last eight decades, many evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been developed to reduce amenable under-5 mortality (U5M)....
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Triple Benefit: Impact of an Integrated Early Childhood Development and PMTCT Intervention on ART Outcomes Among Mothers Living with HIV and Infants in Malawi—An Endline Evaluation
We conducted a programmatic, observational cohort study with mother-infant pairs (MIPs) enrolled in prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission...
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Association between service readiness and PMTCT cascade effectiveness: a 2018 cross-sectional analysis from Manica province, Mozambique
BackgroundDespite high coverage of maternal and child health services in Mozambique, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)...
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The effects of revised peer-counselor support on the PMTCT cascade of care: results from a cluster-randomized trial in Kenya (the EMMA study)
BackgroundThis study evaluated the effect of revisions to existing peer-counselor services, called Mentor Mothers (MM), at maternal and child health...
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The use, adherence, and evaluation of interactive text-messaging among women admitted to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel PMTCT)
BackgroundTo improve future mobile health (mHealth) interventions in resource-limited settings, knowledge of participants’ adherence to interactive...
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Effects of M-DEPTH Model of Depression Care on Maternal HIV Viral Suppression and Adherence to the PMTCT Care Continuum Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Uganda: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial at Pregnancy Completion
Perinatal depression has been shown to impede adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)...
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The Mentor-Mothers program in the Nigeria Department of Defense: policies, processes, and implementation
BackgroundNigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world and is one of the countries with the highest rates of new pediatric infections in...
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Effectiveness of health management team program to enhance prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in Ningxia, China
BackgroundHepatitis B mother-to-child transmission interruption (PMTCT) poses a formidable challenge in underdeveloped regions of China. This study...
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Retention in care and viral suppression in the PMTCT continuum at a large referral facility in western Kenya
Medical records of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV and their infants attending a large referral facility in Kenya from 2015 to 2019...
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Magnitude and determinants of male partner involvement in PMTCT service utilization of pregnant women attending public health facilities of Ethiopia, 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundInfant antiretroviral prophylaxis has an important role in reduction of Human immune virus transmission from mother to child during the...
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Impact of the national hepatitis B immunization program in China: a modeling study
BackgroundElimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a striking challenge for countries with high or moderate disease burden. Therefore, using China...
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Integrated early childhood development services improve mothers’ experiences with prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Malawi: a qualitative study
BackgroundHIV-positive mothers who face the dual burden of HIV-positive status and motherhood, may benefit from holistic services that include early...
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A qualitative exploration of roles and expectations of male partners from PMTCT services in rural Malawi
BackgroundPrevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is effective in curbing rates of HIV infection in children because its...
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A multilevel analysis of determinants of PMTCT service utilisation among women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period in Ethiopia
BackgroundMother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, and more than 90% of...
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Evaluation of a peer-support, ‘mentor mother’ program in Gaza, Mozambique; a qualitative study
BackgroundRetention in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs is critical to reduce vertical transmission. To addresses...
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of the HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem 2.0) on Priority Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Outcomes
We assessed the preliminary impact of the adapted HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem v2.0) intervention on prevention of mother-to-child...
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Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program in Iran
BackgroundThe reproductive health and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programs in Iran were integrated as a pilot project...
