| Title |
Evaluating the Impact of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Malawi through Immunization Clinic-Based Surveillance
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0100741 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michele A. Sinunu, Erik J. Schouten, Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo, Enock Kajawo, Michael Eliya, Kundai Moyo, Frank Chimbwandira, Lee Strunin, Scott E. Kellerman |
| Abstract |
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs can greatly reduce the vertical transmission rate (VTR) of HIV, and Malawi is expanding PMTCT access by offering HIV-infected pregnant women life-long antiretroviral therapy (Option B+). There is currently no empirical data on the effectiveness of Malawian PMTCT programs. This study describes a surveillance approach to obtain population-based estimates of the VTR of infants <3 months of age in Malawi immediately after the adoption of Option B+. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 154 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 22% |
| Researcher | 28 | 18% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 19 | 12% |
| Unknown | 32 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 38 | 24% |