Factors associated with retention of mother-baby pairs in the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV program in Kaberamaido district: A longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Retention along the elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) cascade in Uganda remains poor as only 62.7%-69.5% are followed up to 18months. The objective of this study was to determine the rates of retention of mother-baby pairs at two levels of the eMTCT cascade (12 and 18 months) and associated factors.

Methods

This was a longitudinal analysis of 368 mother-baby pairs who were enrolled into the eMTCT program in Kaberamaido district from January 2013 to December 2018. Data was extracted from early infant diagnosis (EID) and mothers' ART registers, entered into Microsoft Excel and then exported to Stata statistical software package version 14.0 for management and analysis. Descriptive statistics such as mean and frequencies were computed at univariate

SUBMITTER: Odongo JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10361506 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature