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Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: British Journal Of Medicine And Medical Research 2016

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Introduction: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV remains a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality in children below five years of age in Nigeria.
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child
transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Benin City.
Methods: A review of the National PMTCT registers was conducted across seven health facilities
in Benin City that provide comprehensive services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of
HIV. The period of review was from 1st January, 2010-31st December, 2010. A data form was
used to collect data on the National PMTCT service indicators from the different registers at the
sites.
Results: 13, 907 pregnant women registered for antenatal care across the seven sites during the
period reviewed.

Of these, the proportion of pregnant women counselled for HIV was 89.1%, the

proportion of pregnant women who accepted HIV testing was 87.9% and the proportion of women,
counselled, tested and who received results was 87.2%.
569 of the new antenatal care attendees (4.66%) tested positive for HIV. Of these, 520 (91.4%)
received antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Three hundred
and seventy-six babies were delivered by HIV positive women across the sites during the period
reviewed. Of these, 367 (97.6%) were delivered alive and 339 (92.4%) received Nevirapine
prophylaxis. Four of the seven sites had records of HIV testing for HIV-exposed infants. The
records from these sites indicated 672 HIV-exposed infants were tested for HIV of which 46
(6.84%) tested positive for HIV using DNA polymerase chain reaction.
Conclusion: The uptake of most PMTCT services across the seven PMTCT sites in Benin City
was above 80.0%. The uptake of partner counselling among partners of HIV positive women in this
study was 15.1%. The rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in this study was 6.84%.

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ASHIPA,T. A.n.,O. . (2016). Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria., 17 (), 1-1.

ASHIPA,T. A.n.,O. . "Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria." 17, no (), (2016): 1-1.

ASHIPA,T. and A.n.,O. and . (2016). Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria., 17 (), pp1-1.

ASHIPAT, A.n.O, . Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.. 2016, 17 ():1-1.

ASHIPA,Temitope , and A.n.,Ofili . "Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.", 17 . (2016) : 1-1.

A.Temitope & A.Ofili , "Assessing the uptake of services for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria." vol.17, no., pp. 1-1, 2016.

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