Lessons learned from the PMTCT program in Swaziland: challenges with accepting lifelong ART for pregnant and lactating women - a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Leila Katirayi (Author), Caspian Chouraya (Author), Kwashie Kudiabor (Author), Mohammed Ali Mahdi (Author), Mary Pat Kieffer (Author), Karen Marie Moland (Author), Thorkild Tylleskar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Swaziland has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa, 26 % of the adult population is infected with HIV. The prevalence is highest among pregnant women, at 41.1 %. According to Swaziland's prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) guidelines,...