Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Barron, Peter"
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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 ... -
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
Sherman, Gayle G.; Mazanderani, Ahmad Haeri; Barron, Peter; Bhardwaj, Sanjana; Niit, Ronelle; Okobi, Margaret; Puren, Adrian; Jackson, Debra J.; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (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 ... -
User assessments and the use of information from MomConnect, a mobile phone text-based information service, by pregnant women and new mothers in South Africa
Skinner, Donald; Delobelle, Peter; Pappin, Michele; Pieterse, Desiree; Esterhuizen, Tonya Marianne; Barron, Peter; Dudley, Lilian (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)MomConnect was designed to provide crucial health information to mothers during pregnancy and in the early years of child rearing in South Africa. The design drew on the success of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal ...