Urgent appeal to implement pre-exposure prophylaxis for pregnant and breastfeeding women in South Africa

In this editorial, we appeal to the South African (SA) National and Provincial Departments of Health to urgently implement pre- exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for pregnant and breastfeeding women at risk of HIV acquisition, in view of the persistent and unacceptably high rate of maternal HIV infection...

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Veröffentlicht in:	South African medical journal 2021-11, Vol.111 (11), p.1038-1039
Hauptverfasser:	Davey, Dvora L Joseph, Davies, Natasha, Raphael, Yvette, Pillay, Yogan, Bekker, Linda-Gail
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-HIV Agents - administration & dosage Breast Feeding Disease transmission Female General & Internal Medicine Health aspects HIV infection HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Mothers Perinatal infection Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pregnancy Pregnant women Prenatal Care Prevention Science & Technology South Africa - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	In this editorial, we appeal to the South African (SA) National and Provincial Departments of Health to urgently implement pre- exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for pregnant and breastfeeding women at risk of HIV acquisition, in view of the persistent and unacceptably high rate of maternal HIV infection and transmission in SA.
ISSN:	0256-9574 2078-5135
DOI:	10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i11.16187