Optimizing PMTCT service delivery in rural North-Central Nigeria: Protocol and design for a cluster randomized study
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Audet C, Shepherd BE, Hassan A, Onwujekwe O, Gebi UI, Kalish M, Lindegren ML, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Optimizing PMTCT service delivery in rural North-Central Nigeria: Protocol and design for a cluster randomized study. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2013, 36: 187-197. PMID: 23816493, PMCID: PMC3786261, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Retroviral AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountCost-Benefit AnalysisFamilyFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaternal-Child Health CentersMentorsNigeriaPatient SatisfactionPoint-of-Care SystemsPregnancyPrenatal CareResearch DesignRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsAntiretroviral therapyPMTCT servicesChild transmissionHIV service integrationPMTCT service deliveryPMTCT service provisionChild HIV transmissionPrevention of motherCell count testingSimilar resource-limited settingsRural health facilitiesRural North-Central NigeriaResource-limited settingsPatient care responsibilitiesPMTCT careMore HIVHIV infectionCare CD4Cell count resultsHIV transmissionPregnant womenUNAIDS/Health facilitiesHealth providersInfluential community members