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Research Article 2023-08-15CC BYFree full text

"Getting pregnant during the COVID 19 was a big risk because getting the help from the clinic was not easy": COVID-19 experiences of women and healthcare providers in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Zivai Mupambireyi, Frances Cowan, Elizabeth Chappell, Anesu Chimwaza, Ngoni Manika, Catherine J Wedderburn +9 more

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures may have disrupted delivery of maternal and neonatal healthcare services and reversed the progress made towards dual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Zimbabwe. This qualitative study explores the impact of the pandemic on the provision and uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services from the perspect…

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Research Article 2018-12-22CC BYFree full text

Inadequate dried blood spot samples for Early Infant Diagnosis, how common and what are the reasons for rejection in Zimbabwe?

Charles Chiku, Maria Zolfo, Mbazi Senkoro, Mzwandile Mabhala, Hannock Tweya, Patience Musasa +4 more

BackgroundEarly infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV in infants provides an opportunity for early detection of the infection and early access to Antiretroviral treatment (ART). Dried Blood Spot (DBS) samples are used for EID of HIV-exposed infants, born from HIV positive mothers. However, DBS rejection rates have been exceeding in Zimbabwe the target of less than 2% per month set by the National Microbiology Reference La…

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