HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study.

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection has been a serious health problem in pediatric age groups globally, and especially in African countries such as Angola. Our aim was to determine the prevalence rate, accumulate incidence rate, and mortality rate of HIV/AIDS infection in children under 14 years of age residing in four municipalities of Malanje (Malanje, Cacuso, Calandula, and Caculama), from 2010 to 2021.

Methodology: This was a documentary research study, with data from 2010 to 2021, developed from a sample size of 10,984 children.