Introduction The World Health Organization recommends lifelong antiretroviral therapy
(ART) for all pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV. Effective transitioning from …

Background Community‐based primary‐level workers (PWs) are an important strategy for
addressing gaps in mental health service delivery in low‐and middle‐income countries …

Background We evaluate the impact of clinic-based PMTCT community support by trained
lay health workers in addition to standard clinical care on PMTCT infant outcomes. Methods …

Objectives Despite the success of Prevention of Mother‐to‐Child Transmission of HIV
(PMTCT) programmes, low uptake of services and poor retention pose a formidable …

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressed symptoms and associated factors in
prenatal HIV-positive women in primary care facilities in rural South Africa. In a cross …

Background Burkina-Faso's HIV/AIDS program is one of the most successful in Africa, with a
declining HIV prevalence and treatment outcomes that rival those of developed countries …

In developing countries, up to 20% of maternal deaths during pregnancy are due to suicide,
and being HIV-infected confers additional risk. This manuscript sought to identify perinatal …

Background Depression is a robust predictor of nonadherence to antiretroviral (ARV)
therapy, which is essential to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Women in …

Engaging both partners of a pregnant couple can enhance prevention of mother-to-child
transmission of HIV and promote family health. We developed and piloted an intervention to …

Disclosure of HIV status remains one of the major challenges to the effectiveness of the
prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in rural areas in South Africa. This study …