Change in HIV-related characteristics of children hospitalised with infectious diseases in Western Cape, South Africa, 2008-2021: a time trend analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With the scaling up of vertical HIV transmission prevention programmes, the HIV-related population profile of children in South Africa has shifted. We described temporal changes in HIV-related characteristics of children, aged ≤3 years (up to the third birthday), with infectious disease hospitalisations across the Western Cape province.

Methods

We used routinely collected electronic data to identify children born in the Western Cape with infectious disease hospital records for lower respiratory tract infections, diarrhoea, meningitis and tuberculous meningitis, from 2008 to 2021. Linked maternal and child unique identifiers were used to extract pregnancy, HIV-related, laboratory, pharmacy and hospitalisation data. We described temporal changes in child HIV expos

SUBMITTER: de Beer ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618898 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature