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Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana
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| author | Akanlu, George Bruno |
| author2 | Thiede, Michael |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8631 Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana Akanlu, George Bruno Thiede, Michael Health Economics Includes bibliographical references. Mother-to-child-transmission (MTGT) of HIV is one of the tragic consequences of the HIV pandemic, There are antiretrovirals for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) and Nevirapine (NVP) is the cheapest, most feasible and highly cost-effective of all and suitable for resource poor settings. Voluntary Counselling and HIV Testing (VCT), known for its effectiveness in behavioral change, is also essential for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and for the control of HIV/AIDS. Family Health International and Ghanaian MOH intend to implement a prevention of mother-to-child-transmission in the Kassena-Nankana district using VCT and NVP. The success of the use of VCT and NVP for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV depends on new effective and sustainable they are implemented and patronized. The purpose of this study therefore is to assess household willingness to pay for VCT and NVP for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana to provide insights into how the impending programme can be implemented sustainably . 2014-10-20T07:19:59Z 2014-10-20T07:19:59Z 2004 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8631 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Health Economics Akanlu, George Bruno Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana |
| title_full | Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana |
| title_short | Willingness to pay for VCT and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana |
| title_sort | willingness to pay for vct and nevirapine for the prevention of mother to child transmission of hiv in the kassena nankana district of northern ghana |
| topic | Health Economics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8631 |
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