Changes in the uptake of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV recommendations before and after Option B+ implementation.

<p>Changes in the uptake of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV recommendations before and after Option B+ implementation.</p

The One Stop Clinic of Ifakara integrates health services for HIV-infected pregnant women, children, HIV-exposed infants and their families in a rural Tanzanian hospital.

<p>PITC: Provider Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling.</p

Characteristics of HIV-infected women enrolled in HIV care during pregnancy and women enrolled before pregnancy.

<p>Characteristics of HIV-infected women enrolled in HIV care during pregnancy and women enrolled before pregnancy.</p

Current prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care pathway at Saint Francis Referral Hospital.

<p>ART: antiretroviral treatment.</p

Characteristics of the 135 HIV-exposed infants born from mothers diagnosed before pregnancy or during pregnancy, labour and delivery.

<p>Characteristics of the 135 HIV-exposed infants born from mothers diagnosed before pregnancy or during pregnancy, labour and delivery.</p

Retention through the PMTCT cascade for women newly diagnosed with HIV during the current pregnancy (3A) and women who became pregnant while being under HIV care (3B).

<p>* Women known to be HIV-infected (n = 7) have not been included. ** Women retained in care at the One Stop Clinic and women transferred to another facility were considered to be under active follow-up. PMTCT: prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; ANC: antenatal care clinic; ART: antiretroviral treatment; VCT: voluntary HIV counselling and testing.</p