Open AccessSeroprevalence and Efficacy of Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Program Over a Decade in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Author(s) -
Deepali Kapote,
Michelle Fonseca,
Arun Nayak,
Swathi H. Vishwabharati,
Apeksha Mohite
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-021-01428-7
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , tertiary care , transmission (telecommunications) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , family medicine , obstetrics , serology , immunology , engineering , antibody , electrical engineering
Parent to child transmission is the major mode of spread of HIV. An effective national health program (PPTCT) has been designed under NACO which helps in reducing the spread of HIV by vertical transmission and improving the life of the women and her baby.