Realities and Challenges of a Five Year Follow Up of Mother and Child Pairs on a PMTCT Program in Zimbabwe.
| Autor: | Kurewa EN; Letten Foundation Research Center, No.3 Everrett Close, Harare Zimbabwe., Kandawasvika GQ, Mhlanga F, Munjoma M, Mapingure MP, Chandiwana P, Chirenje MZ, Rusakaniko S, Stray-Pedersen B |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The open AIDS journal [Open AIDS J] 2011; Vol. 5, pp. 51-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jun 14. |
| DOI: | 10.2174/1874613601105010051 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Complete follow up is an essential component of observational cohorts irrespective of the type of disease. Objectives: To describe five years follow up of mother and child pairs on a PMTCT program, highlighting loss to follow up (LTFU) and mortality (attrition). Study Design: A cohort of pregnant women was enrolled from the national PMTCT program at 36 weeks gestational age attending three peri urban clinics around Harare offering maternal and child health services. Mother-infant pairs were followed up from birth and twice yearly for five years. Results: A total of 479 HIV infected and 571 HIV negative pregnant women were enrolled, 445(92.9%) and 495(86.6%) were followed up whereas 14(3.0%) and 3(0.5%) died in the 1st year respectively; RR (95%CI) 5.3(1.5-18.7). At five years 227(56.7%) HIV infected and 239(41.0%) HIV negative mothers turned up, whereas mortality rates were 34 and 7 per 100 person years respectively. Birth information was recorded for 401(83.7%) HIV exposed and 441(77.2%) unexposed infants, 247(51.6%) and 232(40.6) turned up in the first year whilst mortality was 58(12.9%) and 22(4.4%) respectively, RR (95%CI) 3.2(2.0-5.4). At five years 210(57.5%) HIV exposed and 239(44.3%) unexposed infants were seen, whilst mortality rates were 53 per 1000 and 15 per 1 000 person years respectively. Mortality rate for HIV infected children was 112 compared to 21 per 1 000 person years for the exposed but uninfected. Conclusion: HIV infected mothers and their children succumbed to mortality whereas the HIV negatives were LTFU. Mortality rates and LTFU are high within PMTCT program. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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