Increasing retention of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on option-b plus by upgrading and providing full time HIV services at a lower health facility in rural Uganda

Increasing retention of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on option-b plus by upgrading and providing full time HIV services at a lower health facility in rural Uganda

Abstract Background Despite advancement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services, the rate of MTCT of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is still high. This is partly due to low retention of HIV positive mothers in HIV care. We sought to determine the level of retention and the factors...

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Main Authors: Enosk Mirembe Masereka, Tom Denis Ngabirano, Charles Peter Osingada, Christine Sekaggya Wiltshire, Barbara Castelnuovo, Agnes N. Kiragga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Retention
Option-B plus
PMTCT
Rural
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7280-5

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