Association of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's Funding With Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

From 2004 to 2014, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) invested more than $248 000 000 in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Kenya. Concurrently, child mortality in Kenya decreased by half.

Objective

To identify the extent to which the decrease in child mortality in Kenya is associated with PEPFAR funding for PMTCT of HIV.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based survey study conducted in Kenya estimated the association between annual per capita PEPFAR funding for PMTCT (annual PCF) and cumulative per capita PEPFAR funding for PMTCT (cumulative PCF), extracted using 2004-2014 country operational reports as well as individual-level health outcomes, extracted from the 2003, 2008-2009, and 201

SUBMITTER: Barnhart DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745052 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature