Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2016
Identifier
PMCID: PMC4618783 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1071-5
Abstract
We analyzed prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) data from a retrospective cohort of n = 1365 HIV+ mothers who enrolled their HIV-exposed infants in early infant diagnosis services in four Kenyan government hospitals from 2010 to 2012. Less than 15 and 20 % of mother-infant pairs were provided with regimens that met WHO Option A and B/B+ guidelines, respectively. Annually, the gestational age at treatment initiation decreased, while uptake of Option B/B+ increased (all p's < 0.001). Pediatric HIV infection was halved (8.6-4.3 %), yet varied significantly by hospital. In multivariable analyses, HIV-exposed infants who received no PMTCT (AOR 4.6 [2.49, 8.62], p < 0.001), mixed foods (AOR 5.0 [2.77, 9.02], p < 0.001), and care at one of the four hospitals (AOR 3.0 [1.51, 5.92], p = 0.002) were more likely to be HIV-infected. While the administration and uptake of WHO PMTCT guidelines is improving, an expanded focus on retention and medication adherence will further reduce pediatric HIV transmission.
Journal Title
AIDS and behavior
Volume
20
Issue
11
First Page
2602
Last Page
2611
MeSH Keywords
Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; Child; Cohort Studies; Developing Countries; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Therapy, Combination; Early Diagnosis; Female; Gestational Age; Government; Guideline Adherence; HIV Infections; Hospitals, Public; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Kenya; Lamivudine; Medication Adherence; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Retrospective Studies; Zidovudine
Keywords
Adherence; Eliminating pediatric infection; Gestational week of initiation; HIV; Option B+; Preventing mother to child transmission (PMTCT); Retention in care; WHO guidelines
Recommended Citation
Finocchario-Kessler S, Clark KF, Khamadi S, et al. Progress Toward Eliminating Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya: Review of Treatment Guideline Uptake and Pediatric Transmission at Four Government Hospitals Between 2010 and 2012. AIDS Behav. 2016;20(11):2602-2611. doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1071-5
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