Open Access<p>Strategies to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Qualitative Study)</p>
Author(s) -
Girum Sebsibie Teshome,
Lebitsi Maud Modiba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s277461
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , breastfeeding , developing country , transmission (telecommunications) , breast milk , qualitative research , focus group , family medicine , health facility , environmental health , population , pediatrics , health services , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , business , engineering , pathology , marketing , sociology , electrical engineering , economics , economic growth
Globally, nearly 38 million people are living with HIV, and 1.8 million are children. Each day approximately 5600 people acquire HIV. Since the emerging of HIV, 78 million people have been infected and close to 39 million have died. In developing countries, from all new HIV infections, half are because of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of option B+ prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) and to develop strategies that contribute to eliminate MTCT in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.