Elimination of paediatric HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: large-scale assessment of interventions for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission

• Main Authors: Christiane Horwood (Author), Kerry Vermaak (Author), Lisa Butler (Author), Lyn Haskins (Author), Sifiso Phakathi (Author), Nigel Rollins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To report the rates of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the coverage of interventions designed to prevent such transmission, in KwaZulu-Natal. METHODS: Mothers with infants aged < 16 weeks and fathers or legal guardians with infants age...