Open AccessQuality and turnaround times of viral load monitoring under prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Option B+ in six South African districts with a high antenatal HIV burden
Author(s) -
Nobubelo K. Ngandu,
Duduzile Nsibande,
Vuyolwethu Magasana,
Witness Chirinda,
Thandiwe Elsie Mbira,
Gayle Sherman,
Ameena Goga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i8.15496
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , receipt , health facility , environmental health , logistic regression , rural area , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , demography , population , health services , engineering , pathology , sociology , world wide web , computer science , electrical engineering
Barriers to monitoring maternal HIV viral load (VL) and achieving 90% viral suppression during pregnancy and breastfeeding still need to be understood in South Africa (SA).