2012
A pilot study using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa
Dean AL, Makin JD, Kydd AS, Biriotti M, Forsyth B. A pilot study using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2012, 18: 399-403. PMID: 23034933, DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.120118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild HIV transmissionHIV transmissionUrban antenatal clinicsHIV-positive womenMobile phone text messagingAntiretroviral therapyAntenatal clinicPregnant womenPost-intervention interviewsPsychosocial topicsHIVSupport interventionsPilot studySupport groupsOverall satisfactionText messagingWomenMedical informationMothersParticipantsGroupSMS messagingPregnancyClinicTherapy
2004
Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa
Etiebet M, Fransman D, Forsyth B, Coetzee N, Hussey G. Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa. AIDS Care 2004, 16: 37-46. PMID: 14660142, DOI: 10.1080/09540120310001633958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAttitude to HealthBreast FeedingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPostnatal CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareSouth AfricaTruth DisclosureUrban PopulationWomen's Health ServicesZidovudineConceptsHIV-positive womenHIV testingHIV transmissionChild HIV-transmission prevention programsRoutine prenatal HIV testingChild HIV transmissionPerinatal HIV transmissionPrenatal HIV testingPrimary care levelMajority of womenIntegrating PreventionAntenatal careFormula feedingPrenatal careCare levelStandardized questionnairePrevention programsHIVWomenResearch protocolExperiences of womenCareMothersCommunity familiesUrban township