Publications by authors named "Megbaru Debalkie Animut"
Feeding modalities, HIV transmission and its predictors among HIV-exposed infants visited Gamo and Gofa zones public health facilities, Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study.
Nigus Kabtu Belete Nega Degefa Megersa Sultan Hussen Hebo Megbaru Debalkie Animut Eshetu Zerihun Tariku
BMC Pediatr
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- Despite high coverage of HIV prevention in Eastern Africa, 50% of new infections in children aged 0-14 still occur in the region.
- The study assessed the feeding methods, HIV transmission rates, and risk factors for HIV exposed infants in Southern Ethiopia from 2013 to 2019.
- Findings revealed that the risk of HIV transmission was significantly higher among infants delivered in hospitals, those who did not exclusively breastfeed, and those who discontinued prophylaxis treatment.
Background: Comprehensive care given to people living with HIV/AIDS is improving over time; however, their concurrent cognitive illness is still ignored, under screened and treated particularly in developing countries. And this problem is also striking in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and associated factors among adult people living with HIV/AIDS.
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