About the Authors

Patrice Tchendjou

Tchendjou@pasteur-yaounde.org

Affiliation Laboratoire Epidémiologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Chantal Same-Ekobo

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Essos, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Annie Nga

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Essos, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Mathurin Tejiokem

Affiliation Laboratoire Epidémiologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Anfumbom Kfutwah

Affiliation Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Pasteur Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Anne Njom Nlend

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Essos, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Landry Tsague

Affiliation Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Anne Cécile Bissek

Affiliation Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Daniel Ekoa

Affiliation Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Joanna Orne-Gliemann

Affiliation INSERM U 897, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie et Développement, Bordeaux, France

Dominique Rousset

Affiliation Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Pasteur Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Régis Pouillot

Affiliation Laboratoire Epidémiologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon

François Dabis

Affiliation INSERM U 897, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie et Développement, Bordeaux, France

Competing Interests

The authors did not receive funds from any commercial source. The study is a retrospective study designed to evaluate the implementation of PMTCT programme in a routine service. The authors mention GlaxoSmithKline Foundation (FGSK) and ACAPFAS (association to help people living with HIV/AIDS, including doctors and nurses) in this study because it was stated in patients' file that some received support from FGSK and ACAPFAS to realise early HIV testing and to supplement formula feed.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PYTT MCT LT ACB DE JOG RP FD. Performed the experiments: PYTT CSE AN AK ANN LT ACB DE. Analyzed the data: PYTT CSE AN MCT AK ANN LT ACB DE JOG DR RP FD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PYTT CSE AN MCT AK DR. Wrote the paper: PYTT CSE AN MCT AK ANN LT ACB DE JOG DR RP FD.