Acceptability of option B+ among HIV positive women receiving antenatal and postnatal care services in selected health centre’s in Lusaka

Acceptability of option B+ among HIV positive women receiving antenatal and postnatal care services in selected health centre’s in Lusaka

Abstract Background In 2013, Zambia accepted the immediate operationalization of Option B+, a policy used to try and eliminate mother to child transmission. This policy requires all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women to initiate antiretroviral treatment for life regardless of CD4 count. H...

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Main Authors: Bridget Chomba Chanda, Rosemary Ndonyo Likwa, Jessy Zgambo, Louis Tembo, Choolwe Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Acceptability
Antiretroviral therapy
Option B + 
Prevention of mother to child transmission; knowledge
Attitude
Discrimination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-2142-1

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