THE CONTRIBUTION OF FAMILY PLANNING TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF VERTICAL HIV TRANSMISSION IN UGANDA.

BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the highest total fertility rates (TFR) worldwide.We compared the effects of antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) to that of existing family planning (FP) use and estimated the burden of pediatric HIV disease due to unwanted fertility.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FIND

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