Madagascar is a country where HIV prevalence is low but changing conditions make it
susceptible to a rapid increase in infections. Quantitative data from health care workers and …

Background Health care workers are key players in the prevention and management of HIV-
infection. We surveyed HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care …

Background Increased prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV-1 has now
become possible due to the availability of effective antiretroviral drugs in developing …

Objectives To describe the epidemiological situation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to
identify the main drivers for vulnerability in Madagascar. Design Literature review, qualitative …

ABSTRACT Rationale of the Study: The Gambia is a developing country and the majority of
the population are women. They need adequate support, information and knowledge to …

Background: HIV/AIDS epidemic has become generalised in low resource settings in sub-
Saharan Africa where 90% of all maternal-foetal transmission of HIV infection occurs. Global …

A research program into ways of reducing the maternal transmission of HIV (Project
DITRAME, trial ANRS 049) was started in December 1994 in the maternity and child health …

Objective: To evaluate the attitude of pregnant women towards HIV testing in two cities of
West Africa: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Methods: In the …

Background: The prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is paramount in safeguarding the lives of unborn children and …

Results In total, 420 pregnant women were enrolled into the study, and 72.7% had high
PMTCT knowledge, 72% knew mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) can occur in …