Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on early infant diagnosis of HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Conclusion: Vertical transmission of HIV at 10 weeks increased in the Cape Town Metropolitan during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. There was also an increase in the proportion of deaths without testing by 10 weeks in the 2020 group.
Source: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine - Category: African Health Authors: Hendrike van Vollenhoven Source Type: research
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