Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study in Malawi

Author(s)
van Lettow, M. et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
10pp
Date published
16 Mar 2018
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Children & youth, Gender, Health
Countries
Malawi
Link
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/4/17-203265.pdf

Objective: To estimate the use and outcomes of the Malawian programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Methods: In a cross-sectional analysis of 33 744 mother–infant pairs, we estimated the weighted proportions of mothers who had received antenatal HIV testing and/or maternal antiretroviral therapy and infants who had received nevirapine prophylaxis and/or HIV testing. We calculated the ratios of MTCT at 4–26 weeks postpartum for subgroups that had missed none or at least one of these four steps.