Implementation and Operational Research: Maternal Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Is Associated With Improved Retention of HIV-Exposed Infants in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Feinstein, Lydia
- Edmonds, Andrew
- Okitolonda, Vitus
- Cole, Stephen R.
- Rie, Annelies Van
- Chi, Benjamin H.
- Ndjibu, Papy
- Lusiama, Jean
- Chalachala, Jean L.
- Behets, Frieda
Publication date
January 2015
DOIAbstract
Programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) are plagued by loss to follow-up (LTFU) of HIV-exposed infants. We assessed if providing combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) to HIV-infected mothers was associated with reduced LTFU of their HIV-exposed infants in Kinshasa, DR Congo
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