Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Facilitators and barriers to infant post-natal HIV prophylaxis, a qualitative sub-study of the PROMISE-EPI trial in Lusaka, Zambia |
| Authors: |
Anaïs Mennecier, Beauty Matoka, Maria Melany Wilfred-Tonga, Catherine Chunda-Liyoka, Mwiya Mwiya, Nicolas Nagot, Jean-Pierre Molès, Philippe Van de Perre, Chipepo Kankasa, Rachel King, for the PROMISE-EPI social science sub-study group |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
mother to child HIV transmission, qualitative analysis, post-natal prophylaxis, adherence, sub-Saharan Africa, breast-feeding, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
BackgroundInfant post-natal prophylaxis (PNP) is used to prevent HIV transmission through breastfeeding. The WHO edited recommendations but so far there is no consensus on the duration of prophylaxis and the type of drug used depends on national guidelines. In Zambia, the national recommendations include a three-drug prophylaxis, composed of a dispersible combined tablet of zidovudine (AZT) and lamivudine (3TC) and an oral suspension of nevirapine (NVP) for 12 weeks or until the mother’s viral load is |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2296-2565 |
| Relation: |
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1242904/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1242904 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/cd9fd10ec5714b30809671fa227f3b71 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.9fd10ec5714b30809671fa227f3b71 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
