Implementation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in South Africa: outcomes from a population-based birth cohort study in Paarl, Western Cape.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The coverage of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in South Africa is variable. Identifying gaps in the implementation of these services is necessary to isolate steps needed to further reduce paediatric infections and eliminate transmission.

Setting

Two primary care clinics in Paarl, South Africa.

Participants

1225 pregnant women; inclusion criteria were 18 years or older, clinic attendance and remaining in area for at least 1 year.

Methods

Data were collected through the Drakenstein Child Health Study, a population-based birth cohort in a periurban area of the Western Cape, South Africa. A combination of clinic records, hospital records, national database searches and maternal self-report were collected during the study.

SUBMITTER: Pellowski J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924830 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature