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DOCN M94A1897
TI Perinatal HIV/AIDS: a new challenge for MCH services in Africa.
DT 9412
AU Shoaib IM; Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Public
Health,; Egypt.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):426 (abstract no. PD0314). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370678
AB Nearly 90% of the projected HIV infections and AIDS cases for the
present decade will occur in developing countries of Africa, Asia and
Latin America. In sub-Saharan Africa, where over 8 million adults and
one million children are already infected, the situation is disastrous.
As many as one third of pregnant women attending MCH clinics in some
cities are HIV-infected and similarly high rates are being seen outside
cities as well. WHO currently projects that 5-10 million HIV-infected
children will have been born in Africa by the year 2000. By 1995, the
projected increase in paediatric AIDS deaths will begin to cancel out
the hard-earned reduction in childhood mortality achieved by the once
successful child-survival programmes. This paper discuss challenges
placed by the AIDS epidemic on African MCH services systems already
under tremendous financial strain, and recommend policies and strategies
of HIV prevention for women and children including possible solutions
for obstacles with supplies and logistics as well as reorganization of
the present MCH services.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/
TRANSMISSION Adult Africa/EPIDEMIOLOGY Child Community Health
Services/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN Developing Countries Female Human HIV
Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/TRANSMISSION Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY MEETING
ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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