Socio-cultural factors influencing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Nigeria: a synthesis of the literature

J Iwelunmor, EE Ezeanolue, CO Airhihenbuwa… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Currently, Nigeria alone accounts for 30% of the burden of mother-to-
child transmission of HIV. This review explores the socio-cultural factors influencing …

Barriers to successful implementation of prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programmes in Malawi and Nigeria: a critical literature review …

JC Okoli, GE Lansdown - Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 - ajol.info
Abstract Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV still remains a significant route of new
HIV infection in children in Malawi and Nigeria, despite the introduction of Prevention-of …

Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among antenatal care attendees in Ethiopia, 2020

A Yeshaneh, H Abebe, FE Tafese, A Workineh - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background In 2020, globally approximately 37.6 million people living with HIV and 700,000
children are born infected from their parents. Every day there are nearly 1800 new Human …

Barriers to uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services among mothers of vertically infected HIV-seropositive infants in Makurdi, Nigeria

EA Anigilaje, BR Ageda, NO Nweke - Patient preference and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues in
Nigeria because of the poor use of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV …

Perception on prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV among women of reproductive age group in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria

AI Olugbenga-Bello, WO Adebimpe… - … Journal of Women's …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The fastest growing group of adults living with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), is women. As more women contract the virus, the number of children infected in utero …

Awareness, attitudes and perceptions regarding HIV and PMTCT amongst pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau–a qualitative study

N Vieira, DN Rasmussen, I Oliveira, A Gomes… - BMC women's …, 2017 - Springer
Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major cause of
maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevention of mother-to …

[HTML][HTML] HIV/AIDS and the long-distance truck drivers in south-west Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey on the knowledge, attitude, risk behaviour and beliefs of truckers

GO Atilola, OM Akpa, IOO Komolafe - Journal of infection and public health, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: According to the last HIV surveillance survey conducted in 2008, the overall
National HIV prevalence in Nigeria stands at 4.6%. Recent studies and estimates by …

Management of conflicts arising from disclosure of HIV status among married women in southwest Nigeria

OT Okareh, OM Akpa, JO Okunlola… - Health Care for Women …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined if disclosure to their spouses by married women living with HIV/AIDS
resulted in conflicts. Fifty-seven women completed a questionnaire on conflict indicators …

[HTML][HTML] On the epidemiology and statistical analysis of HIV/AIDS patients in the insurgency affected states of Nigeria

PI Adamu, PE Oguntunde, HI Okagbue… - … Macedonian Journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: The effect of insurgencies on a nation regarding the economy, education,
health and infrastructure cannot be overemphasised. AIM: This research is therefore focused …

Can mother-to-child transmission of HIV be eliminated without addressing the issue of stigma? Modeling the case for a setting in South Africa

HJ Prudden, M Hamilton, AM Foss, ND Adams… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Stigma and discrimination ontinue to undermine the effectiveness of the HIV
response. Despite a growing body of evidence of the negative relationship between stigma …