Search

Now showing items 1-6 of 6

Eliminating mother to child HIV transmission in South Africa

Barron, Peter; Pillay, Yogan; Jackson, Debra; Doherty, Tanya; Sherman, Gail; Bhardwaj, Sanjana; Robinson, Precious; Goga, Ameena (World Health Organization (WHO), 2013)

PROBLEM: The World Health Organization has produced clear guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, ensuring that all PMTCT programme components ...

Missed opportunities for participation in prevention of mother to child transmission programmes: Simplicity of nevirapine does not necessarily lead to optimal uptake, a qualitative study

Nkonki, Lungiswa L.; Doherty, Tanya; Hill, Zelee; Chopra, Mickey; Schaay, Nikki; Kendall, Carl (BioMed Central, 2007)

Background: The objective of this study was to examine missed opportunities for participation in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in three sites in South Africa. A rapid anthropological ...

"Nothing new": responses to the introduction of antiretroviral drugs in South Africa

Chopra, Mickey; Kendall, Carl; Hill, Zelee; Schaay, Nikki; Nkonki, Lungiswa L.; Doherty, Tanya (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006)

Interviews conducted in South Africa found that awareness of antiretroviral therapy was generally poor. Antiretroviral drugs were not perceived as new, but one of many alternative therapies for HIV/AIDS. Respondents ...

Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children

Ramokolo, Vundli; Lombard, Carl; Chhagan, Meera; Engebretsen, Ingunn M.S.; Doherty, Tanya; Goga, Ameena; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Zembe, Wanga; Jackson, Debra; Van den Broeck, Jan (BioMed Central, 2017)

After publication of this article [1] it was brought to our attention that there were errors in the text under the heading ‘Data cleaning’, and in Table 3. The corrected text and updated Table 3 are given in this erratum.

Which new health technologies do we need to achieve an end to HIV/AIDS?

Gray, Glenda E.; Laher, Fatima; Doherty, Tanya; Karim, Salim Abdool; Hammer, Scott; Mascola, John; Beyrer, Chris; Corey, Larry (Public Library of Science, 2016)

In the last 15 years, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been the most globally impactful lifesaving development of medical research. Antiretrovirals (ARVs) are used with great success for both the treatment and prevention ...

“If donors woke up tomorrow and said we can't fund you, what would we do?” A health system dynamics analysis of implementation of PMTCT option B+ in Uganda.

Doherty, Tanya; Besada, Donela; Goga, Ameena; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Rohde, Sarah; Raphaely, Nika (BioMed Central, 2017)

BACKGROUND: In October 2012 Uganda extended its prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) policy to Option B+, providing lifelong antiretroviral treatment for HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding women. ...