Can Cash Help Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission?

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Pettifor, Audrey E.; Rosenberg, Nora E.; & Bekker, Linda-Gail (2016). Can Cash Help Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission?. Lancet HIV, 3(2), e60-2.

Abstract

Great strides have been made in reducing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in recent years. The global plan to eliminate HIV infection in children by 2015 and keep their mothers alive has reduced new HIV infections among children by nearly half since 2009. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the epidemic is most severe, have moved to providing combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all pregnant women irrespective of CD4 count (known as option B+), which has resulted in many more women accessing ART and significantly reducing MTCT.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(16)00003-5

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Journal Article

Year Published

2016

Journal Title

Lancet HIV

Author(s)

Pettifor, Audrey E.
Rosenberg, Nora E.
Bekker, Linda-Gail

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