Correlates and determinants of Early Infant Diagnosis outcomes in North-Central Nigeria.

CONCLUSIONS: cART prior to and during pregnancy, earlier age of HEI at EID testing and alternative feeding other than breastfeeding were associated with an increased likelihood of being HIV-negative on EID. Therefore, strategies to scale-up PMTCT services are needed to mitigate the burden of HIV among children.
PMID: 31521170 [PubMed - in process]

Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - September 13, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dakum P, Tola M, Iboro N, Okolo CA, Anuforom O, Chime C, Peters S, Jumare J, Ogbanufe O, Ahmad A, Ndembi N Tags: AIDS Res Ther Source Type: research