Active pediatric HIV case finding in Kenya and Uganda: A look at missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade

Background Children living with HIV remain undiagnosed due to missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cascade. This study addresses programmatic gaps in the cascade by describing pregnancy and HIV-related services received by mothers of children newly identified...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2020-06, Vol.15 (6), p.e0233590-e0233590
Hauptverfasser:	Gill, Michelle M, Natumanya, Eliab K, Hoffman, Heather J, Okomo, Gordon, Taasi, Geoffrey, Guay, Laura, Masaba, Rose
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Age AIDS AIDS treatment Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral therapy Bioinformatics Biology and Life Sciences Breast feeding Breastfeeding & lactation Care and treatment Caregivers Child health Children Children & youth Diagnosis Disease transmission Enrollments Health Health aspects Health facilities Highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV HIV patients HIV tests Human immunodeficiency virus Infections Laboratories Maternal-fetal exchange Medical diagnosis Medical tests Medicine and health sciences Mothers Pediatric HIV infections Pediatric research Pediatrics People and Places Pregnancy Prevention Public health Risk factors Sexually transmitted disease prevention
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Children living with HIV remain undiagnosed due to missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cascade. This study addresses programmatic gaps in the cascade by describing pregnancy and HIV-related services received by mothers of children newly identified as HIV-positive through active case finding. Methods This was a prospective observational cohort (2017-2018) of HIV-positive children
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0233590