HIV Transmission
Nevirapine therapy for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission was studied
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 16th, 2006
According to a study from the United States, "Adequate adherence is required for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (pMTCT) programs to be effective. We investigated predictors and extent of nonadherence to single-dose nevirapine. Data on nevirapine intake and possible predictors were collected among 760 HIV-positive women with liveborn babies enrolled in a study in Lusaka, Zambia."
"Most (94%) women took nevirapine before delivery and most (91%) newborns received it soon after delivery," reported S. Albrecht and...
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