Timing of maternal HIV testing and uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission interventions among women and their infected infants in Johannesburg, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

By 2011, South African prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programs had reduced perinatal HIV transmission at 6 weeks of age to 2.7%. We investigated the profile of newly diagnosed vertically infected children and their mothers to identify shortfalls in the PMTCT program.

Methods

In this operational follow-up study, fieldworkers enrolled mothers of newly diagnosed HIV-infected children up to 2 years of age at 5 major health care facilities in Johannesburg. Structured questionnaires and clinical record reviews were conducted and analyzed to describe the population and assess factors associated with PMTCT uptake.

Results

Two hundred eighty-nine mother-child pairs were enrolled. Timing of maternal HIV diagnosis influenced PMTCT access and

SUBMITTER: Technau KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3999509 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature