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Published in : 1998 Available in : English Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is by far the largest source of HIV infection in children under the age of 15. In countries where blood products are regularly screened and clean syringes and needles are widely available, it is virtually the only source in young children. In 1997, an estimated 600,000 infants worldwide were infected with the virus, bringing the total number of young children living with HIV to over 1 million at the end of the year. Of the 3 million infants infected with HIV since the beginning of the pandemic, about 90% have been born in Africa, owing to a combination of high HIV prevalence in pregnant women and high fertility rates. However, the number of cases in India and South-East Asia appears to be rising rapidly. AIDS may have already doubled mortality in children under the age of 5 in regions most affected by the virus. Documents : English (PDF, 411.40Kb) French (PDF, 288.90Kb) Russian (PDF, 320.88Kb) Spanish (PDF, 293.76Kb) Originally posted at : UNAIDS - Publications |
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This resource is listed under: Themes : Interventions, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, PMTCT, PMTCT, PMTCT, Programmes Life-cycle focus : Infancy Resource types : Flagship publications, Normative guidance: Norms, standards, policies Working groups : Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS |
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