The purpose of the study was to identify and explore the challenges faced by mothers
with HIV positive children and who were admitted to Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo
Province, South Africa, during the period of study. ...
Introduction:
HIV/AIDS remains a disease of public health importance and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is one of the major problems. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most severely affected region, accounting for more than ...
Introduction and background: Disclosure of HIV status remains low in South Africa
and globally. Care givers commonly delay the HIV disclosure process until the child is
over 10 years of age. The World Health Organization ...
Ramoraswi, Sophy Ramadimetja(University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2013)
All pregnant women who seek antenatal health care at the public clinics are offered HIV counselling and testing. Those who agree to test and who test positive, often fail to bring their infants for polymerase chain reaction ...