Prompt HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment in postpartum women is crucial for prevention of mother to child transmission during breastfeeding: Survey results in a high HIV prevalence community in southern Mozambique after the implementation of Option B.

Prompt HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment in postpartum women is crucial for prevention of mother to child transmission during breastfeeding: Survey results in a high HIV prevalence community in southern Mozambique after the implementation of Option B.

<h4>Objective</h4>World Health Organization recommends promoting breastfeeding without restricting its duration among HIV-positive women on lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART). There is little data on breastfeeding duration and mother to child transmission (MTCT) beyond 24 months. We...

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Main Authors: Sheila Fernández-Luis, Laura Fuente-Soro, Tacilta Nhampossa, Elisa Lopez-Varela, Orvalho Augusto, Ariel Nhacolo, Olalla Vazquez, Anna Saura-Lázaro, Helga Guambe, Kwalila Tibana, Bernadette Ngeno, Adelino José Chingore Juga, Jessica Greenberg Cowan, Marilena Urso, Denise Naniche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269835

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269835

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