The Prevention of Parent-to-child Transmission Programme: Is it fair to women.
Indian J Med Ethics
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2014 Apr-June ; 11(2): 71-75
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-153530
ABSTRACT
In February 2014, the Government of India launched a multi-antiretroviral drug regimen to treat infected women and infants in efforts to reduce parent-to-child transmission (PTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The announcement has been long awaited because the multidrug regimen can reduce the risk of transmission during childbirth from 30% – 35% to less than 2% with replacement feeding.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Women's Health Services
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Program Evaluation
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HIV Infections
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Child
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Adult
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Anti-Retroviral Agents
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Ethics
Journal subject:
Ethics
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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