Declining seroprevalence of HIV infection among paediatric inpatients

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-235
Author(s):  
S R Daga ◽  
Bela Verma ◽  
D V Gosavi ◽  
V Kapse ◽  
N Shinde
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Anonymous Testing ◽  
Unlinked Anonymous Testing ◽  
Antenatal Detection ◽  
Mother To Child

An unlinked anonymous testing for HIV infection among consecutive paediatric admissions at Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai, was performed in 1998-99 and again in 2003-04. The seroprevalence declined from 5.5% (24/535) to 2.2% (10/447). Greater awareness, enhanced antenatal detection and measures taken to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) seem to have contributed to the declining seroprevalence. We believe that paediatric inpatients reflect the extent of MTCT in the community.

HIV/AIDS and Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 376-380
Author(s):  
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara ◽  
Sandeepkumar O
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Vertical Transmission ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Mother To Child ◽  
Hiv Aids

Children are innocent victims of HIV infection through vertical transmission. Children who are HIV positive, either through mother-to-child transmission or following sexual abuse, are often not told what could happen to them, and they will certainly be frightened when they experience symptoms.

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Romania: Results from an education and prevention programme

AIDS Care ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cocu ◽  
C. Thorne ◽  
R. Matuşa ◽  
V. Tica ◽  
C. Florea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Prevention Programme ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Mother To Child
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