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PLoS One
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Ekouevi, Didier K. ; Stringer, Elizabeth ; Coetzee, David ; Tih, Pius ; Creek, Tracy ; ... More +
Ekouevi, Didier K. ; Stringer, Elizabeth ; Coetzee, David ; Tih, Pius ; Creek, Tracy ; Stinson, Kathryn ; Westfall, Andrew O. ; Welty, Thomas ; Chintu, Namwinga ; Chi, Benjamin H. ; Wilfert, Cathy ; Shaffer, Nathan ; Stringer, Jeff ; Dabis, Francois Less -
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Background

Health facility characteristics associated with effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) coverage in sub-Saharan are poorly understood.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We conducted surveys in health facilities with active PMTCT services in Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Zambia. Data was compiled via direct observation and exit interviews. We constructed composite scores to describe provision of PMTCT services across seven topical areas: antenatal quality, PMTCT quality, supplies available, patient satisfaction, patient understanding of medication, and infrastructure quality. Pearson correlations and Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) to account for clustering of facilities within countries were used to evaluate the relationship between the composite scores, total time of visit and select individual variables with PMTCT coverage among women delivering.

Conclusions/Results

We observed a positive relationship between an antenatal quality score and PMTCT coverage but did not identify a consistent set of variables that predicted PMTCT coverage.


Subject:
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Female
Health Facilities
HIV Infections
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Male
Research Article

Source:
PLoS One. 2012; 7(1).
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Cameroon ; Cote d'Ivoire ; South Africa ; Zambia
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CDC Public Access
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