Cell & Developmental Biology
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Negussie Deyessa

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• Research Article
  Determinants of Mother to Child HIV Transmission (HIV MTCT); A Case Control Study in Assela, Adama and Bishoftu Hospitals, Oromia Regional State,Ethiopia
  Author(s): Abay Burusie and Negussie Deyessa Abay Burusie and Negussie Deyessa
  
  Background: HIV Mother-to-child transmission is the second most common mode of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa which includes Ethiopia. However; there is little study on determinants of mother-to-child HIV transmission in the country. Objective: To assess determinants of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission. Methods: A case-control study on infants who were born to HIV positive mothers was conducted in Assela, Adama and Bishoftu Hospitals. One hundred and six HIV infected (cases) and 318 not infected infants (controls) were selected by stratified random sampling method. Results: Mothers who knew their HIV sero-positivity during pregnancy and after delivery were found significantly more likely to transmit HIV to their babies compared with those who knew before getting pregnant (AOR [95%.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9296.1000152

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