To what extent could performance-based schemes help increase the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs in resource-limited settings? a summary of the published evidence

Bibliographic Data

ID15355485
AuthorsHapsatou Touré (Bordeaux Population Health, corresponding author), Martine Audibert (0000-0002-6187-2502, Université Clermont Auvergne), François Dabis (0000-0002-1614-8857, Inserm)
Year2010
Volume10
Issue1
Pages702-702
Publication date2010-11-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-10-702
PMID21080926
PMCIDPMC3000852
OpenAlexW2133902674
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited45

These studies suggest that comprehensive PMTCT strategies aiming to maximize health-worker motivation in developing countries must involve a mix of both financial and non-financial incentives. The establishment of robust ethical and regulatory standards in public-sector HIV care centers could reduce barriers to PMTCT service provision in sub-Saharan Africa and help them in achieving universal PMTCT targets

Biostatistics · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Incentive · Psychological intervention · Public health · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare