Assessment of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services effectiveness in the Rorya District, Tanzania

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  • Zeus Aranda Remon Maastricht University

Abstract

In Tanzania, a country with a national Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission (MTCT) rate of 9%, the provision of services to prevent the spread of the virus during pregnancy and breastfeeding constitutes a crucial activity. The primary objective of this study was to analyze the Prevention of HIV MTCT (PMTCT) cascade, infant uptake and retention in the PMTCT continuum of care and MTCT rate in the Rorya District (rural northwestern Tanzania), with special emphasis on the Shirati KMT Hospital. The study revealed that additional efforts are needed to completely eliminate the HIV MTCT in the area. There is a need to promote early HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence in pregnant women, as well as the retention of infants at risk of HIV infection along the PMTCT continuum of care.

Global Health: Annual Review, Volume 1, Issue 4 (2019) Cover Page

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2019-03-05

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Aranda Remon, Z. (2019). Assessment of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services effectiveness in the Rorya District, Tanzania. Global Health: Annual Review, 1(4). Retrieved from https://journals.mcmaster.ca/ghar/article/view/1978

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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2019): Global Health: Annual Review, Issue 4

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Issue 4: Communicable Diseases

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