Predictors of Mortality Among HIV-exposed Infants Through 18 Months of Age in Kenya: A Retrospective Review of Programmatic Data.

Creator(s)

Matthew R. Sandbulte
Niaman Nazir
Kathy Goggin, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow
Catherine Wexler
May Maloba
Brad J. Gautney
Samoel Khamadi
Raphael Lwembe
Sarah Finocchario-Kessler

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2020

Identifier

DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002511

Abstract

We identified mortality predictors among HIV-exposed uninfected infants and infants living with HIV in Kenyan early infant diagnosis services between 2012 and 2017. Younger maternal age and absence of antenatal antiretroviral therapy among HIV-exposed uninfected infants (n = 2366) and travel time to hospital and delayed infant testing among infants living with HIV (n = 130) predicted mortality, highlighting the importance of supporting engagement in maternal/pediatric HIV services.

Journal Title

The Pediatric infectious disease journal

Volume

39

Issue

2

First Page

134

Last Page

136

Comments

Grant support

• R01 HD076673/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States

Recommended Citation

Sandbulte MR, Nazir N, Goggin K, et al. Predictors of Mortality Among HIV-exposed Infants Through 18 Months of Age in Kenya: A Retrospective Review of Programmatic Data. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020;39(2):134-136. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002511