Acquired HIV from Mother to Child Transmission in Paraguay. Gloria Aguilar1,2,3 .... of health policies, child mortality attributable to HIV rep- resents a key ...
AIDS and Behavior https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2053-1
ORIGINAL PAPER
Mortality Rate and Predictors in Children Under 15 Years Old Who Acquired HIV from Mother to Child Transmission in Paraguay Gloria Aguilar1,2,3 · Angélica Espinosa Miranda3 · George W. Rutherford4 · Sergio Munoz5 · Nancy Hills6 · Tania Samudio2 · Fernando Galeano7 · Anibal Kawabata8 · Carlos Miguel Rios González8
Abstract We estimated mortality rate and predictors of death in children and adolescents who acquired HIV through mother-to-child transmission in Paraguay. In 2000–2014, we conducted a cohort study among children and adolescents aged 9 g/dL (HR 2.27, 95% CI 1.01–5.10). The mortality of HIV-infected children and adolescents in Paraguay is high, and anemia is associated with mortality. Improving prenatal screening to find cases earlier and improving pediatric follow-up are needed. Keywords HIV · Child · Mortality · Paraguay Resumen Estimamos la tasa de mortalidad y los predictores de muerte en niños y adolescentes que contrajeron el VIH por transmisión de madre a hijo en el Paraguay en el periodo entre el 2000-2014 Realizamos un estudio de cohorte entre los niños y adolescentes
