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Toward elimination of mother–to–child transmission of HIV in South Africa: how best to monitor early infant infections within the Prevention of Mother–to–Child Transmission Program
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)
BACKGROUNDSouth Africa has utilized three independent
data sources to measure the impact of its program
for the prevention of mother–to–child transmission
(PMTCT) of HIV. These include the South African
National Health ...
Structural level differences in the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in south Africa: A multilevel assessment of individual-, health facility-, and provincial-level predictors of infant HIV transmission
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
In 2010, South Africa reported an early mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of 3.5% at 4–8 weeks postpartum. Provincial early MTCT rates ranged from 1.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1 to 3.4] to 5.9% (95% CI: 3.8 ...