The South African tuberculosis care cascade: estimated losses and methodological challenges

P Naidoo, G Theron, MX Rangaka… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background While tuberculosis incidence and mortality are declining in South Africa,
meeting the goals of the End TB Strategy requires an invigorated programmatic response …

Understanding the uptake and determinants of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in East Africa: Mixed methods systematic review and meta …

FH Astawesegn, H Mannan, V Stulz, E Conroy - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV service is
conceptualized as a series of cascades that begins with all pregnant women and ends with …

Integrating the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV into primary healthcare services after AIDS denialism in South Africa: perspectives of experts and …

JC Mutabazi, C Gray, L Muhwava, H Trottier… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
programmes into routine health services under complex socio-political and health system …

COVID-19 may exacerbate the clinical, structural and psychological barriers to retention in care among women living with HIV in rural and peri-urban settings in …

S Nalubega, J Kyenkya, I Bagaya, S Nabukenya… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Retention of pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in HIV care
still remains low in Uganda. Recent literature has shown that the effects of COVID-19 …

Correlates of facility delivery for rural HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in the MoMent Nigeria prospective cohort study

NA Sam-Agudu, C Isah, C Fan-Osuala… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Low rates of maternal healthcare service utilization, including facility delivery,
may impede progress in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and …

Evaluating the vertical HIV transmission risks among South African female sex workers; have we forgotten PMTCT in their HIV programming?

JO Twahirwa Rwema, S Baral, S Ketende… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Female sex workers (FSW) have a greater HIV burden compared to other
reproductive-aged women and experience high incidence of pregnancies. However, there …

mHealth Phone Intervention to Reduce Maternal Deaths and Morbidity in Cameroon: Protocol for Translational Adaptation

H Budhwani, C Enah, CL Bond… - … Journal of Women's …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The purpose of this NIH-funded protocol is to adapt (Aim 1) and pilot test (Aim 2) an
mHealth intervention to improve maternal and child health in Cameroon. We will adapt the …

Women's decision-making and uptake of services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Zambia

C Ford, CJ Chibwesha, J Winston, C Jacobs… - AIDS care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Women's empowerment is associated with engagement in some areas of healthcare, but its
role in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services has not been …

Uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission cascade services in Burkina Faso between 2013 and 2020: are we on the right track?

LC Fassinou, J Ouoba, C Ngwasiri, I Romba… - BMC women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background The use of services to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a serious challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In …

Health care costs associated with clinic visits for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

HE Naburi, P Mujinja, C Kilewo, G Biberfeld… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Early and appropriate antenatal care (ANC) is key for the effectiveness of prevention of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We …