The International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS (IJMA) is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, clinical studies, evaluation studies, and policy analyses in all areas of maternal, neonatal, child health, (MCH) and HIV/AIDS. IJMA provides the platform for the expeditious dissemination of contemporary but rigorous information and papers on maternal and child health and HIV/AIDS.