Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in rural Uganda: Modelling effectiveness and impact of scaling-up PMTCT services

Background: The reported coverage of any antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) has increased in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, but was still only 60% in 2010. However, the coverage estimate is subject to overestimations since it only considers e...

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Main Authors: Elin C. Larsson, Anna Mia Ekström, George Pariyo, Göran Tomson, Mohammad Sarowar, Rose Baluka, Edward Galiwango, Anna Ekéus Thorson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-02-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/26308/pdf_38