Open AccessStudying PPTCT services, interventions, coverage and utilization in India
Author(s) -
Urvish Joshi,
Shilpa N. Patel,
Kartik Shah,
Umesh Oza,
Heena Modi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.91062
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , business , medicine , nursing
Risk of vertical transmission (largest source of HIV in children) reduces from 33% to 3% with effective PPTCT 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, drop-outs, interventions efficacy with other determinants.