Results from a rapid national assessment of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes can occur at multiple stages of antenatal and follow-up care. This paper presents findings from a national assessment aimed at identifying major bottlenecks in Côte d'Ivoire's PMTCT cascade, and to distinguish characteristics of high- and low-performing health facilities.

Methods

This cross-sectional study, based on a nationally representative sample of 30 health facilities in Côte d'Ivoire used multiple data sources (registries, patient charts, patient booklets, interviews) to determine the magnitude of LTFU in PMTCT services. A composite measure of retention - based on child prophylaxis, maternal treatment and infant testing - was used to identify high- and low-pe

SUBMITTER: Granato SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4956736 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature