Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kermanshah, west of Iran from 2014 to 2021

BMC Pediatrics

Research

Reza Habibi¹  Somayeh Jafari²  Hiva Namdari³  Mansour Mohammad Salehi³  Mandana Afsharian⁴  Keyghobad Ghadiri⁴  Mosayeb Rostamian⁴  Roya Chegene Lorestani⁴  Alisha Akya⁴  Shahab Rezaeian⁴  Arezoo Bozorgomid⁴  Soliman Yeilaghi⁵  Narges Kazemisafa⁶ 

[1] Clinical Research Development Center, Dr. Kermanshahi Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Expert Advice Center for Behavioral Diseases, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Infectious Diseases Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Infectious Diseases Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Expert Advice Center for Behavioral Diseases, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;

关键词: Effectiveness;    HIV;    Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT);   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-022-03829-7

 received in 2022-06-07, accepted in 2022-12-28,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the implementation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV-PMTCT program in Kermanshah, west of Iran, from 2014 to 2021.MethodsThe data of all HIV-infected mothers and their infants who were monitored by the Kermanshah behavioral diseases counseling center was extracted and recorded in a checklist.ResultsOut of 95 included infant, 45 (47.4%) were girls and 50 (52.6%) were boys. The mothers were mostly infected with HIV via their infected spouse. The pregnancies of 77 cases (82.1%) were in accordance with the national guideline. The average length of treatment for this group was 185 days. Of the 18 mothers who did not receive treatment, nine were diagnosed during childbirth and nine had no available information. All infants born from infected mothers underwent after-birth-antiretroviral prophylaxis, and all remained healthy. There was no statistically significant relationship between the birth weight and height of neonates with maternal age, maternal last viral load, disease stage, education, and maternal CD4 levels. Only a statistically significant relationship was observed between the duration of treatment and the infants’ weight.ConclusionThe results suggest the feasibility and effectiveness of the PMTCT program for HIV-positive mothers in Kermanshah. It seems that if pregnant HIV-positive women are diagnosed early and covered by a good prevention program on time, the risk of HIV to their babies will be reduced, significantly.

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