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Outcome of HIV exposed infants towards prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) program and its associated factors in selected health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020. Retrospective cross sectional study.
Pediatrics and Neonatology 2024 Februrary 8
BACKGROUND: Globally, an estimated 36.9 million (31.1-43.9 million) people were living with HIV in 2017, of whom 17.8 million were women and 1.8 million (1.3-2.4 million) children under 15 years of age. Ethiopia has developed an HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment strategic plan in an investment case approach that has been implemented from 2015 to 2020. The study aim was to assess the outcome and risk factors for HIV-exposed infants receiving Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) follow-up.
METHOD: A cross-sectional retrospective study was done. All HIV-exposed infants who were on follow-up in the ART and (PMTCT) clinics of St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, and Selam Health Center beginning from September 2016 to January 2019 were included. Data collection was done using a well-designed questionnaire and a review of mothers' and infants' medical record charts and HMIS log book. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. Differences are considered statistically significant at p < 0.05, and their strength is presented using an odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.
RESULT: Among the 302 enrolled HIV-exposed infants, 27 (8.9%) were diagnosed as HIV positive. Maternal ART initiation during labor and delivery (AOR = 3.468, 95% CI: 1.22, 13.34, p = 0.04), frequent hospital admission of the infant (AOR = 17.49, 95% CI: 5.41, 56.2, p = 0.001), and mixed feeding option (AOR = 8.25, 95% CI: 2.212, 30.77, p = 0.02) were the major factors associated with positive HIV serostatus among HIV-exposed infants.
CONCLUSION: and Recommendation: The level of HIV infection among infants born to HIV-positive mothers is high as compared to the national and WHO goals. Exclusive breastfeeding should be advocated for all HIV-exposed infants, especially in resource-limited settings like Ethiopia due to the increased prevalence of diarrheal illness.
METHOD: A cross-sectional retrospective study was done. All HIV-exposed infants who were on follow-up in the ART and (PMTCT) clinics of St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, and Selam Health Center beginning from September 2016 to January 2019 were included. Data collection was done using a well-designed questionnaire and a review of mothers' and infants' medical record charts and HMIS log book. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. Differences are considered statistically significant at p < 0.05, and their strength is presented using an odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.
RESULT: Among the 302 enrolled HIV-exposed infants, 27 (8.9%) were diagnosed as HIV positive. Maternal ART initiation during labor and delivery (AOR = 3.468, 95% CI: 1.22, 13.34, p = 0.04), frequent hospital admission of the infant (AOR = 17.49, 95% CI: 5.41, 56.2, p = 0.001), and mixed feeding option (AOR = 8.25, 95% CI: 2.212, 30.77, p = 0.02) were the major factors associated with positive HIV serostatus among HIV-exposed infants.
CONCLUSION: and Recommendation: The level of HIV infection among infants born to HIV-positive mothers is high as compared to the national and WHO goals. Exclusive breastfeeding should be advocated for all HIV-exposed infants, especially in resource-limited settings like Ethiopia due to the increased prevalence of diarrheal illness.
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