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Among 851 children eligible for index case testing, 82% had unknown HIV status because the child's mother was either not tested for HIV during pregnancy or had tested HIV-negative, making failure of maternal HIV testing the dominant gap in the PMTCT cascade.
Effect size82% of children untested because mother not tested or tested HIV-negative in pregnancy
ComparatorChildren whose mothers were tested HIV-positive during pregnancy and entered PMTCT (completed cascade)
Effect summarydecline; 82% of children untested because mother not tested or tested HIV-negative in pregnancy

Connected entities

Interventions
Maternal HIV - human immunodeficiency virus infection
Conditions
pediatric HIV
Outcomes
Reason for
Populations
Children

Source

PMC9383697
Home- and Clinic-Based Pediatric HIV Index Case Testing in Kenya: Uptake, HIV Prevalence, Linkage to Care, and Missed Opportunities
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