Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia

Abstract Background Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) still remains a challenge affecting many countries. Globally, an estimated 150,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2015, over 90% of them in Sub-Saharan Africa through MTCT. In Zambia approximately 500,000 babies are born and 40...

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Main Authors: Brian Muyunda, Paul Mee, Jim Todd, Patrick Musonda, Charles Michelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-018-0325-x