Prevention of mother-to-child transmission outcomes in the private sector in central Durban
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Prevention of mother-to-child transmission outcomes in the private sector in central Durban | |
| Creator | Cassim, Shakira M Botha, Julia H | |
| Description | The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in the central region of Ethekweni Metro, KwaZulu-Natal (Durban central area), was investigated. Data for all HIV-exposed infants from eight private paediatric practices seen between January 2004 and June 2005 were reviewed retrospectively. One hundred and one black African infants were born to 100 HIV-positive women of average age 30 years. Median viral loads and CD4 counts were 11 391 copies/ml and 426 cells/μl, respectively. Eighty-six women received HAART and 5 had no prophylaxis. Of the 92 infants tested, 2 were HIV positive, giving a transmission rate of 2.2%. Both their mothers had received suboptimal prophylaxis, and if they are excluded, the transmission rate falls to less than 1%, a rate consistent with those in the developed world. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2010-11-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i2.222 | |
| Source | Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; Vol 11, No 2 (2010); 6 2078-6751 1608-9693 | |
| Language | eng | |
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