Inequality in uptake of isoniazid prevention therapy and Mantoux test among pregnant women with HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Main Authors: Oladele Vincent Adeniyi (Author), Nonkosi Selanto-Chairman (Author), Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi (Author), Anthony Idowu Ajayi (Author), Dominique Kabengele Kayembe (Author), Daniel Ter Goon (Author), Avramovic Gordana (Author), John Lambert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death among pregnant women in South Africa. Isoniazid prevention therapy (IPT) strategy was implemented in South Africa concurrently with life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART) to reduce the TB-associated morbidity and mortalit...