Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Nov 2005)

Factors influencing the utilisation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services by pregnant women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

  • Karl Peltzer,
  • Donald Skinner,
  • Sakhumzi Mfecane,
  • Olive Shisana,
  • Ayanda Nqeketo,
  • Thabang Mosala

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v10i1.186
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1

Abstract

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The aim of the study was to identify factors influencing the utilisation of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) in a resource poor setting in South Africa. Opsomming Die doel van die studie was om faktore te identifiseer wat die benutting van die Voorkoming van Moeder-tot-Kind Oordrag (VMTKO) beïnvloed in ‘n omgewing in Suid-Afrika wat arm is aan hulpbronne. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.