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ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Retention in Care and Health Outcomes of HIV-Exposed Infants in a Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Cohort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Andamlak Gizaw Alamdo, Elizabeth J King

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Article in HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andamlak Gizaw AlamdoDepartment of Public Health, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-2446-0733
Elizabeth J KingDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College · ETUniversity of Michigan · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCurrently, a high number of mother-infant cohorts do not complete the full cascade of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in Ethiopia. This study examined the level of HIV-exposed infants discharged negative and rate of loss to follow-up (LTFU) in a mother-infant cohort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted in selected public health facilities of Addis Ababa. Data were abstracted from infant and mother registration cards and mother-infant cohort follow-up charts. The proportion of HIV-exposed infants discharged negative was examined. LTFU was then analyzed and a Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to estimate Cumulative probability of LTFU among the different groups. Cox proportional hazard model was used to determine significant factors associated with LTFU.

resultsThree hundred fifty six mother-infant pairs were included in this study. The LTFU rate at the end of follow-up period was of 13.2% (95% CI= 9.83-17.6%) and an overall HIV transmission rate of 0.61% was observed. Younger women (AHR=0.90, 95% CI = 0.83-0.97) and those who were newly diagnosed at the time of entry to PMTCT (AHR=0.35, 95% CI = 0.18-0.68) were less likely to complete PMTCT.

conclusionHigh retention to PMTCT services and low mother-to-child HIV transmission rate was observed. To successfully achieve the PMTCT program outcomes, more emphasis should be given to younger women and to those newly enrolled in the PMTCT program.

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