HIV-Positive Person - Marriage, Pregnancy and Perinatal / Vertical / Mother to Child Transmission: Awareness, Prevention and Recommendations
Keywords:
HIV, AIDS, MTCTAbstract
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a global public health problem, with more than 40 million persons infected, and around 42 million persons have died from AIDS-related opportunistic infections to date. HIV transmission is ongoing in all countries.
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