SA #PMTCT Evaluation shows that virtual elimination of paediatric #HIV is possible with intensified effort
►http://www.mrc.ac.za/pressreleases/2011/10press2011.htm
Study results from a national survey, conducted between June to December 2010, to evaluate the effectiveness of the South African Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (SA PMTCT) programme at six weeks postpartum show that out of a sample size of 9915 infants, 31,4% were HIV-exposed. The national HIV transmission rate from mother-to-child, measured in these 9915 infants aged 4-8 weeks attending public sector clinics for their (six week DTaP/Pentaxim) immunisation was 3.5%.