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Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Internationally
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Nov 2004
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 10(11):2027-2028.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Data from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) indicate that in 2003, 34–46 million people were living with HIV infection, and three fourths of these cases were in sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 2.1–2.9 million children were living with HIV/AIDS. HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is predominately heterosexual, and by the end of 2002, women represented 58% of HIV cases. UNAIDS estimates that in many African countries <1% of pregnant women receive needed antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). This has a substantial impact on the death rate in children, with previous gains reversed for children <5 years of age in several countries.
These comments were made in presentations by the authors at the International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases.
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