Publications by authors named "Blanca Burgueno"
BMC Public Health
March 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) in Mozambique, targeting under 50 new pediatric infections per 100,000 live births and a transmission rate of less than 5%.
- Conducted through a household survey, it involved 3486 mother-child pairs, revealing a community HIV-prevalence rate of 37.6% among mothers, with adjusted vertical transmission at 4.4% for HIV-exposed children.
- Despite high testing coverage of 96% for HIV-exposed children, early testing was only 69.1%, and the cumulative child mortality rate highlighted significant health challenges, with HIV-related factors contributing to pediatric deaths.
