ArticleAfrican journal of laboratory medicine2017
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its predictors among HIV-exposed infants at Bamenda Regional Hospital, Cameroon.
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- Predictors of HIV Vertical Transmission in Exposed Infants in Northwest, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Its Determinants: Lessons Learnt from the Test and Treat Strategy at a Regional Hospital in Cameroon.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Residual transmission of HIV infection from mother to child in the Atlantic and littoral departments in Benin.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Positivity rate, trend and associated risk factors of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among HIV-exposed infants.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Determinants of HIV infection among children born to HIV positive mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission program at referral hospitals in west Amhara, Ethiopia; case control study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Study of Incidence and Predictors on Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among HIV-Exposed Infants in West Guji Zone, Southern Ethiopia.AIDS research and treatment · 2022Article
- Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to HIV in the rural areas of South Africa.Curationis · 2021Article
- The Prevalence of HIV-Positive Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers Attended at the University of Gondar Specialized Hospital Anti-Retroviral Therapy Services, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Its Predictors Among HIV-Exposed Infants at an Outpatient Clinic for HIV/AIDS in Vietnam.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Prevalence of HIV infection and associated factors among infants born to HIV-positive mothers in health institutions, northwest Ethiopia, 2021.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Assessment of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Program in Cameroon: A Three-Year Study Using Statistical Models.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, has been a major global public health burden. Despite the use of antiretroviral prophylaxis by HIV-positive pregnant women and their infants, safe obstetric practice and safe infant feeding habits in the prevention of MTCT of HIV, the prevalence of HIV among HIV-exposed infants is still high in Cameroon.
objectiveOur objectives were to determine the prevalence, assess the predictors and determine the effect of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) on MTCT of HIV at the regional hospital in Bamenda, Cameroon.
methodsThis was a retrospective study. Secondary data from 877 HIV-exposed infants aged ≤ 72 weeks were extracted from the records between January 2008 and December 2014. The predictors and effect of cART on MTCT of HIV were analysed using a multivariable logistic regression model and risk analysis, respectively.
resultsOut of 877 HIV-exposed infants, 62 were positive for HIV, giving a prevalence of 7.1%. Maternal antiretroviral intervention and infant age group were statistically significant predictors of MTCT of HIV. HIV-positive mothers who were on cART were 2.49 times less likely to transmit HIV than those who were not on cART.
conclusionIn order to reduce the prevalence of HIV among HIV-exposed infants, maternal antiretroviral intervention should be targeted and the use of cART by HIV-positive pregnant women should be encouraged.
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