Impact of HIV/aids on child mortality before the highly active antiretroviral therapy era: A study in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo
Few studies have documented the contribution of HIV/AIDS to mortality among children under 15 years. From June 30 to October 19, 2001, all child deaths (n=588) registered to the morgue and/or hospitals of the city of Pointe-Noire, Congo, were investigated using a combined approach including an inter...
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th-cmuir.6653943832-509202018-09-04T04:50:34Z Impact of HIV/aids on child mortality before the highly active antiretroviral therapy era: A study in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo Sophie Le Coeur Camille Lallemant Gaston Halembokaka Gaelle Baty Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong Francis Barin Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Few studies have documented the contribution of HIV/AIDS to mortality among children under 15 years. From June 30 to October 19, 2001, all child deaths (n=588) registered to the morgue and/or hospitals of the city of Pointe-Noire, Congo, were investigated using a combined approach including an interview of relatives and postmortem clinical and biological HIV diagnosis. Twenty-one percent of children were HIV positive, while 10.5 of deaths were attributed to AIDS. The most common causes of death in HIV-infected children were pneumonia (30), pyrexia (22), diarrhoea (16) and wasting syndrome (16). Infant mortality rate was estimated 6.3 times higher in children born to HIV-infected mothers compared to HIV-uninfected mothers. This study provides a direct measure of HIV/AIDS as impact on child mortality using a rapid and reliable method. A significant number of deaths could be prevented if HIV infection was diagnosed earlier and infants were provided with antiretroviral treatments. Copyright © 2010 Camille Lallemant et al. 2018-09-04T04:47:33Z 2018-09-04T04:47:33Z 2010-09-24 Journal 16879694 16879686 2-s2.0-77956832003 10.1155/2010/897176 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77956832003&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50920 |
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Few studies have documented the contribution of HIV/AIDS to mortality among children under 15 years. From June 30 to October 19, 2001, all child deaths (n=588) registered to the morgue and/or hospitals of the city of Pointe-Noire, Congo, were investigated using a combined approach including an interview of relatives and postmortem clinical and biological HIV diagnosis. Twenty-one percent of children were HIV positive, while 10.5 of deaths were attributed to AIDS. The most common causes of death in HIV-infected children were pneumonia (30), pyrexia (22), diarrhoea (16) and wasting syndrome (16). Infant mortality rate was estimated 6.3 times higher in children born to HIV-infected mothers compared to HIV-uninfected mothers. This study provides a direct measure of HIV/AIDS as impact on child mortality using a rapid and reliable method. A significant number of deaths could be prevented if HIV infection was diagnosed earlier and infants were provided with antiretroviral treatments. Copyright © 2010 Camille Lallemant et al. |
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Impact of HIV/aids on child mortality before the highly active antiretroviral therapy era: A study in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo |
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