'If nurses were in our shoes would they breastfeed their own babies?' A qualitative inquiry on challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers on the PMTCT programme in a rural community in Zimbabwe.

Background: The Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme in Zimbabwe has had remarkable success despite the country's economic challenges. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers on the PMTCT programme.

Method: Narratives from 15 women (age range 19-35 years) were collected at two rural health facilities in Zimbabwe through in-depth interviews over a period of 6 months.

Virological failure among adolescents on ART, Harare City, 2017- a case-control study.

Background: Zimbabwe is on track towards achieving viral suppression among adults (87%). However, adolescents have only achieved 44% by 2016. In Harare city, 57% of adolescents had attained viral suppression after 12 months on ART compared to 88% among adults.

Factors associated with access to HIV care and treatment in a prevention of mother to child transmission programme in urban Zimbabwe.

Background: This cross-sectional study assessed factors affecting access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive women from the prevention of mother to child transmission HIV programme in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe.

Methods: Data were collected between June and August 2008. HIV-positive women attending antenatal clinics who had been referred to the national ART programme from January 2006 until December 2007 were surveyed.

The effectiveness of a syndromic approach in managing vaginal infections among pregnant women in northern Tanzania.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the syndromic approach in management of vaginal infections among pregnant women in Moshi urban, Tanzania.

Methods: Between June 2002 and March 2004, 2654 pregnant women in their 3rd trimester were recruited from two community primary health care clinics. They were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, examined and genital samples collected.

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women with known HIV status in northern Tanzania.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among pregnant women in Moshi, Tanzania and to compare the occurrence of STIs/RTIs among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and uninfected women.

Methods: Pregnant women in their 3rd trimester (N = 2654) were recruited from two primary health care clinics between June 2002 and March 2004. They were interviewed, examined and genital and blood samples were collected for diagnosis of STIs/RTIs and HIV.