Prevention of parent to child transmission services and interventions - coverage and utilization: A cohort analysis in Gujarat, India | Zendy

Urvish Joshi | Zendy; A. M. Kadri | Zendy; Sudeshna Bhojiya | Zendy

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Prevention of parent to child transmission services and interventions - coverage and utilization: A cohort analysis in Gujarat, India

Author(s) -

Urvish Joshi,

A. M. Kadri,

Sudeshna Bhojiya

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2589-0565

pISSN - 2589-0557

DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.74983

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , cohort , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , pediatrics , telecommunications , nursing , computer science

Risk of vertical transmission (largest source of HIV in children) reduces from 33% to 3% with effective prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) interventions. NACP-III has got an objective of testing all pregnant women for earliest linkage with PMTCT. Study was carried out to find out PPTCT service coverage, dropouts, intervention efficacy with other determinants.

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