1 Department of Nursing Science, Bowen University, Iwo. Osun State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Clinical Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Oyo State. Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 09(02), 134-140
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.9.2.0057
Received on 15 January 2021; revised on 17 February 2021; accepted on 19 February 2021
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the most significant route of HIV infection in children. Over 90% of HIV infections in children are acquired through the mother-to-child transmission route. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV interventions. It employed a retrospective approach. Records of HIV positive pregnant women who registered and received ANC between January 1st 2015 to December 31st 2018 and HIV exposed infants followed-up for 6 weeks until HIV status was determined by DNA polymerase chain reaction techniques were collected and analysed. 87 pregnant women were HIV positive during the 4 years period, among these group, only 80 had their babies followed up till 6 weeks to determine HIV status by DNA polymerase chain reaction. There were three set of twins making a total of 83 exposed infants. The overall MTCT rate was 4.8%, maternal and infant ART was found to have significant influence on mother to child transmission of HIV with χ2=41.41, P<0.001 and χ2=34.554, P<0.001 respectively. Mode of delivery and infant feeding practice were statistically not significantly related to mother to child transmission of HIV with χ2=3.92, P=0.41 and χ2=1.859, P=0.173 respectively. Though this facility achieved the goal of reducing the rate of HIV mother to child transmission down to less than 5%, there is still need to strengthen service provision and follow up to conform to global plan for the elimination of new HIV infections among children.
Antiretroviral therapy; Effectiveness; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Mother to child transmission; Prevention of mother to child transmission
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Taiwo Omotayo Dosumu, Oluwaseyi Isaiah Olabisi, Grace Oluwaranti Ademuyiwa and Temitayo Moyosore Adebisi. Effectiveness of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Bowen University Teaching Hospital, 0yo State, Nigeria. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 9(2), 134-140. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.9.2.0057