Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding
Although antiretroviral drugs have a crucial role to play in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding, we still have much to learn about how best to use these drugs taking into account the social and biological context of maternal and child health in the many disadvantage...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
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| description | Although antiretroviral drugs have a crucial role to play in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding, we still have much to learn about how best to use these drugs taking into account the social and biological context of maternal and child health in the many disadvantaged sub-Saharan African settings where the HIV epidemic predominates |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca9c88e640734edbae6a9765cfbc05732022-12-21T17:23:26ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86882008-08-0116Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeedingLouise KuhnAlthough antiretroviral drugs have a crucial role to play in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding, we still have much to learn about how best to use these drugs taking into account the social and biological context of maternal and child health in the many disadvantaged sub-Saharan African settings where the HIV epidemic predominateshttp://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/editorial/1/6/pdf/6.pdfnevirapinezidovudinesub-saharan AfricabreastfeedingPMTCT |
| spellingShingle | Louise Kuhn Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding The Pan African Medical Journal nevirapine zidovudine sub-saharan Africa breastfeeding PMTCT |
| title | Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding |
| title_full | Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding |
| title_fullStr | Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding |
| title_short | Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding |
| title_sort | antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post natal transmission of hiv through breastfeeding |
| topic | nevirapine zidovudine sub-saharan Africa breastfeeding PMTCT |
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