December 17, 2010

Involving Men in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission

Including the male partner in efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission reduced the risk of HIV transmission and infant mortality by more than 40 percent compared with not involving the men, according to a study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and reported by aidsmap. The study was conducted between 1999 and 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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