Maternity Waiting Home Use by HIV-positive Pregnant Women in Zambia: Opportunity for Improved Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV

• Main Authors: Rachael Bonawitz, MD (Author), Kathleen Lucy McGlasson, MPH (Author), Jeanette L. Kaiser, MPH (Author), Thandiwe Ngoma, MPH (Author), Jody Lori, PhD, MS (Author), Carol Boyd, PhD, MSN (Author), Godfrey Biemba, MD (Author), Davidson H. Hamer, MD (Author), Nancy A. Scott, DrPH, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Maternity waiting homes (MWHs), defined as residential lodging near health facilities, are an intervention to improve access to maternal care recommended by the World Health Organization. Little is known about utilization of MWHs by HIV-positive women. This paper describes: 1) maternal a...