Gaps in Adolescent Engagement in Antenatal Care and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Services in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of pregnancy and HIV infection are high among adolescents. However, their engagement in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services is poorly characterized. We compared engagement in the PMTCT cascade between adult and adolescent mothers in Kenya.

Methods

We conducted a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of mother-infant pairs attending 120 maternal child health clinics selected by probability proportionate to size sampling, with a secondary survey oversampling HIV-positive mothers in 30 clinics. Antenatal care (ANC) attendance, HIV testing, and antiretroviral (ARV) use were compared between adolescent (age ≤19 years) and adult mothers using χ tests and logistic regression.

Results

Among 2521 mothers, 278 (12.8%) were

SUBMITTER: Ronen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5895459 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature