Political instability and supply-side barriers undermine the potential for high participation in HIV testing for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Guinea-Bissau: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Political instability and supply-side barriers undermine the potential for high participation in HIV testing for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Guinea-Bissau: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization recommends HIV testing is included in routine screening tests for all pregnant women in order to prevent mother-to-child-transmission of HIV and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:To assess the proportion of women approached and tested for HI...

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Main Authors: Dlama Nggida Rasmussen, Holger Werner Unger, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen, David da Silva Té, Noel Vieira, Inés Oliveira, Bo Langhoff Hønge, Sanne Jespersen, Margarida Alfredo Gomes, Peter Aaby, Christian Wejse, Morten Sodemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070169?pdf=render

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