Open AccessPrevention of parent to child transmission services and interventions - coverage and utilization: A cohort analysis in Gujarat, India
Author(s) -
Urvish Joshi,
AM Kadri,
Sudeshna Bhojiya
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.74983
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , psychological intervention , transmission (telecommunications) , cohort study , environmental health , pediatrics , family medicine , telecommunications , nursing , pathology , 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.