Objective: To estimate antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence rates during pregnancy and
postpartum in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries. Design: Systematic …

Objectives To investigate and synthesize reasons for low access, initiation and adherence to
antiretroviral drugs by mothers and exposed babies for prevention of mother‐to‐child …

Background. Women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa face significant challenges in
accessing HIV care and adhering to antiretroviral therapy. Most reports have focused on …

Support to health programming has increasingly placed an emphasis on health systems
strengthening. Integration of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and …

Disclosure of one's HIV status can help to improve uptake and retention in prevention of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV services; yet, it remains a challenge for many women …

Introduction Mother-to-Mother (M2M) or “Mentor Mother” programmes utilise HIV positive
mothers to provide support and advice to HIV positive pregnant women and mothers of HIV …

Introduction Numerous barriers to optimal uptake of prevention of mother to child
transmission (PMTCT) services occur at community level (ie, outside the healthcare setting) …

Background Women's ability to safely disclose their HIV-positive status to male partners is
essential for uptake and continued use of prevention of mother-to-child transmission …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for more than two thirds of the world's HIV
infection. Despite scaled-up prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) …

Background: The effect of breastfeeding on growth in HIV-exposed infants is not well
described. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effect of early breastfeeding …