Treating HIV-Infected Mothers Reduces under 5 Years of Age Mortality Rates to Levels Seen in Children of HIV-Uninfected Mothers in Rural South Africa | Zendy

James Ndirangu | Zendy; MarieLouise Newell | Zendy; Claire Thorne | Zendy; Ruth Bland | Zendy

Open Access

Treating HIV-Infected Mothers Reduces under 5 Years of Age Mortality Rates to Levels Seen in Children of HIV-Uninfected Mothers in Rural South Africa

Author(s) -

James Ndirangu,

MarieLouise Newell,

Claire Thorne,

Ruth Bland

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

antiviral therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 2040-2058

pISSN - 1359-6535

DOI - 10.3851/imp1991

Subject(s) - medicine , demography , child mortality , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , mortality rate , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , rural area , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health , confidence interval , surgery , sociology , pathology

Maternal and child survival are highly correlated, but the contribution of HIV infection on this relationship, and in particular the effect of HIV treatment, has not been quantified. We estimate the association between maternal HIV and treatment, and under 5 years of age (under-5) child mortality in a rural population in South Africa.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research