Open AccessAudit of prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme interventions in HIV-Exposed children at national hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mariya Mukhtar-Yola,
Adekunle T. Otuneye,
Amsa Mairami,
Yewande Wey,
Vincent Ebuka Nwatah,
Lamidi Audu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_151_17
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , psychological intervention , pediatrics , population , audit , guideline , transmission (telecommunications) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obstetrics , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , management , pathology , electrical engineering , economics , engineering
Ninety percentage of children acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the form of Mother-to-child Transmission (MTCT). In the absence of interventions, transmission rates range from 15% to 45%. This can be reduced to below 5% with effective interventions. The last published national guideline (NG) on prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) was in 2010. Clinical audits are essential in improving the quality of care delivered to patients.