The prevalence of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and associated factors among exposed infants in Eastern Lake zone and Southern Highland of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Peter Richard Torokaa, Loveness Urio, Ambwene Mwakalobo, Godfrey Eriyo, Alex Sifael Magesa, Regnald Julius, Alice Kyalo, James N. Allan, David J. Osima, Focus M. Shao, Joseph Mziray, Leah Mtui, Theopista P. Mbago, Masanja Robert, Mukome A. Nyamhagatta, Michael Msangi, Maro Chacha, Hasra Charles, Grace Denis Mtui, Mtebe Majigo, Agricola Joachim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | HIV Research & Clinical Practice, Vol 25, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2578-7470 25787489 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/25787489.2024.2378575 |
| Popis: | Background Globally, the rate of antiretroviral therapy coverage for pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increased by 38% between 2010 and 2015 but only by 2% between 2016 and 2020. Objectives We aimed to determine the prevalence of vertical transmission of HIV among infants from mothers living with HIV and associated factors in the Eastern Lake Zone and Southern Highland of Tanzania from January to December 2022. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study extracted data from the Open Laboratory Data Repository database collected from January to December 2022 at 93 health facilities. A total of 1,411 infants exposed to HIV from the Mbeya (851), Songwe (304), and Mara regions (256) were enrolled. Results The prevalence for vertical transmission of HIV was 2.48% (35/1411). We observed a non-significant difference in the prevalence of vertical transmission in children whose first test was done below six weeks of life (1.89%) and other age groups (2.52-2.62%) (p |
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