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Assessment of the effectiveness of PMTCT (Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission) to Children Born from HIV-1 positive MothersBy Nega Berhane, Fantahun Mekonnen
Abstract: Mother-to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is one of the biggest challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic especially in resource constrained settings. Africa has the highest burden of the disease accounting for about 90% of pediatric HIV infections. Approximately 370,000 children became infected with HIV globally; most of these infections occurred through mother-to-child transmission. PMTCT (prevention of mother to child transmission) service reduces the risk of this transmission. In the absence …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 9–16 Read article →