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Pregnant HIV+ women needing ART vs Pregnant HIV+ women in need of PMTCT

The number of pregnant HIV positive women needing ART ann the number of pregnant HIV positive needing PMTCT are overlapping. The number of women needing PMTCT is all HIV+ women giving birth in that year. The number of HIV+ pregnant women in need of treatment is those needing PMTCT who have CD4 counts below 350.

Thus, 

# of women needing PMTCT –  # of pregnant women in need of treatment = # HIV+ women eligible for Option A or B

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