High vertical HIV transmission rate in the Midwest region of Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
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22(3): 177-185, May-June 2018. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objectives To estimate vertical HIV transmission rate in a capital city of the Midwest region of Brazil and describe the factors related to transmission. Methods A descriptive epidemiological study based on the analysis of secondary data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN). The analysis considered all HIV-infected pregnant women with delivery in Campo Grande-MS in the years 2007-2013 and their HIV-exposed infants. Results A total of 218 births of 176 HIV-infected pregnant women were identified during the study period, of which 187 infants were exposed and uninfected, 19 seroconverted, and 12 were still inconclusive in July 2015. Therefore, the overall vertical HIV transmission rate in the period was 8.7%. Most (71.6%) of HIV-infected pregnant women were less than 30 years at delivery, housewives (63.6%) and studied up to primary level (61.9%). Prenatal information was described in 75.3% of the notification forms and approximately 80% of pregnant women received antiretroviral prophylaxis. Among infants, 86.2% received prophylaxis, but little more than half received it during the whole period recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Among the exposed children, 11.3% were breastfed. Conclusion The vertical HIV transmission rate has increased over the years and the recommended interventions have not been fully adopted. HIV-infected pregnant women need adequate prophylactic measures in prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum, requiring greater integration among health professionals.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Infecções por HIV
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Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Departamento Municipal de Saúde/BR
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Departamento de Saúde do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul/BR
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Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul/BR
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