Effectiveness of Maternal and Infant Prophlylaxes as PMTCT Strategies in Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Effectiveness of Maternal and Infant Prophlylaxes as PMTCT Strategies in Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Background: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) is a national program to prevent HIV-vertical transmission and comprises of exclusive breastfeeding, exclusive alternative feeding, infant and maternal PMTCT prophylaxes. In order to determine the e...

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Veröffentlicht in:AIDS research and human retroviruses 2013-11, Vol.29 (11), p.A-111-A-112
Hauptverfasser: King'oo, J M, Towett, J, Mibey, C, Okapesi, E, Kirui, F, Kirui, M, Koech, S, Oundo, J O, Danboise, B A
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Sprache:eng
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Human immunodeficiency virus
Retrovirus
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) is a national program to prevent HIV-vertical transmission and comprises of exclusive breastfeeding, exclusive alternative feeding, infant and maternal PMTCT prophylaxes. In order to determine the effectiveness of these strategies we received and analyzed samples from HIV exposed infants under the Early Infant Diagnosis Program in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya.
ISSN:0889-2229