Open AccessWhat Will It Take to Eliminate Pediatric HIV? Reaching WHO Target Rates of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe: A Model-Based Analysis
Author(s) -
Andrea Ciaranello,
Freddy Pérez,
Jo Keatinge,
Ji-Eun Park,
Barbara Engelsmann,
Matthews Maruva,
Rochelle P. Walensky,
François Dabis,
Jennifer Chu,
Asinath Rusibamayila,
Angela Mushavi,
Kenneth A. Freedberg
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001156
Subject(s) - nevirapine , breastfeeding , medicine , pregnancy , transmission (telecommunications) , obstetrics , cohort , pediatrics , zidovudine , antiretroviral therapy , environmental health , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , electrical engineering , genetics , viral disease , biology , engineering
Using a simulation model, Andrea Ciaranello and colleagues find that the latest WHO PMTCT (prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV) guidelines plus better access to PMTCT programs, better retention of women in care, and better adherence to drugs are needed to eliminate pediatric HIV in Zimbabwe.
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