Gordon DuVal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6805669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon DuVal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon |
| FAMILY NAME | DuVal |
| SIGNATURE | DUVAL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
When does evidence from clinical trials influence health policy? A qualitative study of officials in nine African countries of the factors behind the HIV policy decision to adopt Option B
Introduction The appropriate role of evidence in health policy decision making is controversial and requires more data on how decisions are actually made. Option B+ is a strategy to prevent mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV that involves starting pregnant, HIV-positive women on triple drug antiretroviral therapy (ART) and continuing for life. It was rapidly adopted by sub-Saharan African countries with limited scientific evidence for it…
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When does evidence from clinical trials influence health policy? A qualitative study of officials in nine African countries of the factors behind the HIV policy decision to adopt Option B
Introduction The appropriate role of evidence in health policy decision making is controversial and requires more data on how decisions are actually made. Option B+ is a strategy to prevent mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV that involves starting pregnant, HIV-positive women on triple drug antiretroviral therapy (ART) and continuing for life. It was rapidly adopted by sub-Saharan African countries with limited scientific evidence for it…
Clinical trial (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work) · Global Maternal and Child Health (1 work) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (1 work) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Political science (1 work) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (1 work)