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mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and acquired the necessary knowledge and skills in this content area. The purpose of the course is to strengthen the capacity of a team of trainers by applying various training methodologies and principles of adult learning to training health service personnel, NGO staff, and community-based health PDF | Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme provides antiretroviral treatment to HIV-positive pregnant women to reduce the | Find, read and cite all the research PMTCT Knowledge Update Course, Reference Manual iii INTRODUCTION Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Background on Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) Of the 37.8 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide at the end of 2003, 2.1 million were children under 15. Last year alone, 630,000 children were newly infected with the AIDS The ARV coverage for PMTCT is 22% among the estimated 210,000 annual HIV infections among pregnant women [11-14]. The risk of MTCT is high in Nigeria because of the high prevalence of HIV among women of reproductive age (4.8%), high fertility rate (5.6%), prolonged breast feeding associated with mixed feeding and Emerging programmatic and service delivery 1 Population Research Centre, considerations, aiming to increase the effectiveness of PMTCT programs to overcome barri- Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands; ers faced by women in accessing PMTCT services are also discussed. Worldwide elimination 2 PRAYAS Health Group 15-25% dan risiko penularan sebesar 5-15% apabila ibu tidak menyusui. (PASI). - Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission HIV merupakan suatu. program pencegahan penularan vertikal virus HIV dari ibu ke anaknya. Proses PMTCT mencakup 3 pokok penting, yaitu perawatan antenatal, persalinan, dan perawatan pascanatal. View PMTCT.pdf from RH 238 at Egerton University. Module 6 HIV Testing and Counselling for PMTCT SESSION 1 Overview of HIV Testing and Counselling of Pregnant Women SESSION 2 HIV Testing SESSION PMTCT and EID services in selected countries. The principle review methods and the fieldwork process of data collection employed is outlined as follows: (I) remote desk review of PMTT and EID servi es was done in 5 ountries (Togo, had, ote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Benin). The desk review covered Key policy documents, national strategies, national The "Improving Retention, Adherence and Psychosocial Support within PMTCT Services: A Toolkit for Health Workers" is a resource recently developed by ICAP for adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa. The materials in this Toolkit are designed to aid multidisciplinary care teams in providing women, families, and babies with increased support for retention, adherence, and psychosocial wellbeing PMTCT. INTRODUCTION • In Zambia about 19% of all pregnant women are HIV positive and the risk of an HIV positive pregnant woman transmitting HIV to her infant is about 40%. The risk of transmission is increased if the mother has a higher concentration of HIV in the body. That is when; • The mother is newly infected with HIV • The disease is in an advanced stage of the disease • Without World Vision's contribution to PMTCT As an organisation that works directly in the communities, World Vision sees its role in strengthening PMTCT on this level. Therefore, the organisation's focus is on community-PMTCT (c-PMTCT). Community-based interventions within each of the four 'prongs' of PMTCT are designed to increase