Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
THE PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INFANTS BORN TO HIV POSITIVE MOTHERS IN BUNDELKHAND REGION OF MADHYA PRADESH: A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Dr. Shalini Hajela, Dr. Sunil Kumar Saxena 2, Dr Jitendra Singh Dangi ,Dr. Akash Jain, Dr. Abhay Tirkey
JCDR. 2023: 2382-2391
Abstract
HIV is a major public health problem worldwide. In 2022, approximately, 1.5 million children 0-14 years globally were HIV infected, with 0.13 million children being newly infected with HIV. One of the main sources of HIV infection in children is the transmission from mother to child which may occur during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding. The rate of mother to child transmission is 15-45% in the absence of any intervention. There is significant reduction with the usage of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). Hence, we aimed to assess the prevalence of HIV positive infants born to HIV positive mothers in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.
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