Introduction: HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding adolescents are a particularly
vulnerable group that require special attention and enhanced support to achieve optimal …

Objectives Rates of pregnancy and HIV infection are high among South African adolescents,
yet little is known about rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in this group. We …

2 METHODS The Spectrum PMTCT “stacked bar” analysis (Figure 1) uses programmatic
and modelled data to estimate new child HIV infections and attributes those infections to one …

Background. South Africa (SA) has the highest burden of childhood HIV infection globally,
and has high rates of adolescent and youth pregnancy. Objective. To explore risks …

Background: Rates of pregnancy and HIV infection are high among adolescents. However,
their engagement in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services is …

Despite increased awareness of and investment in the reduction of HIV among adolescent
girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa, the unique needs of adolescent …

Background: The elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission requires access to HIV
testing services (HTS) for pregnant women. In Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, 76% of pregnant women …

2.1 Setting This study was conducted from April to June 2017 at the Kilimanjaro Christian
Medical Centre (KCMC), the third largest hospital in Tanzania with a catchment area of …

Introduction: Current guidelines recommend inclusion of HIV testing in routine screening
tests for all pregnant women. For this reason, antenatal care (ANC) represents a vital …

The HIV crisis in Africa is headline news. Even in countries where leadership is ambivalent
to treating adults, there is often clear commitment to PMTCT of HIV. In Africa, HIV infection …