Canadian National Survey of Perinatal HIV Infection 1991-1992

Canadian National Survey of Perinatal HIV Infection 1991-1992

Objective: To define the burden of illness and the demographic characteristics of perinatally HIV exposed children in Canada. Methods: Two national surveys of children born to HIV-infected mothers were conducted. The first survey captured information on all known cases up to March 1991, and the seco...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian journal of public health 1994-07, Vol.85 (4), p.239-243
Hauptverfasser: Duff, Frank P., King, Susan M., Lapointe, Normande, Read, Stanley, Forbes, Jack, Allen, Upton
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Biological and medical sciences
Child health services
Children
Children & youth
Demography
HIV
HIV infections
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Infants
Infections
Medical sciences
Mothers
Pediatrics
Predisposing factors
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To define the burden of illness and the demographic characteristics of perinatally HIV exposed children in Canada. Methods: Two national surveys of children born to HIV-infected mothers were conducted. The first survey captured information on all known cases up to March 1991, and the second, additional cases between April 1991 and May 1992. Results: 220 children born to 204 HIV-infected mothers were identified. Quebec cases increased by 20% compared with 33% in Ontario (p
ISSN:0008-4263
1920-7476