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Major emerging themes associated with dropping out of the PMTCT programme within the first six months after delivery were fear of involuntary HIV disclosure and negative community reactions, unequal gender relations, difficulty accessing services, including long walking distances, and lack of support from husbands.

The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in Lilongwe, Malawi: why do so many women drop out

Students in the Gateway program, a partnership with Mount Wachusett Community College, have either dropped out of high school or are significantly at risk of dropping out.

School's low grad rate `startling'

Young men continue to experience a higher likelihood of dropping out than their female counterparts.