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01-05-2014 | ePoster presentation
Improving dual protection among women infected with HIV
Authors:
Beena Joshi, Gajanan Velhal, Sanjay Chauhan, Ragini Kulkarni, Shahina Begum, YS Nandanwar, Michelle Fonseca, Sujata Baweja, Dilip Turbadkar, Anita Ramachandran, Asha Dalal, Jayanti Shastri, Sachee Agrawal, Manisha Panhale, Vasundhara More, Pravin Sanap, Renuka Panchal, Suman Kanoujiya
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
The PPTCT program in India focuses on prong 3 (Provision of Nevirapine to pregnant infected mothers) and reports quote that it reaches only 32% of pregnant mothers who need it. Preventing unintended pregnancies among HIV positive women (Prong 2) could help reduce the burden on Prong 3. To improve use of dual protection and prevent unintended pregnancies among women infected with HIV, an operational research study was implemented in two randomly selected tertiary hospitals in Mumbai (supported by ICMR). …
