Mother-To-Child Transmission
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the largest source of HIV infection in children below 15 years . MTCT also known as perinatal or vertical transmission occurs when HIV is spread from an HIV positive woman to her baby during pregnancy, labour and delivery or breast feeding. HIV and AIDS is one of the major causes of death in children throughout the world. According to Labbok (2003) of 580,000 deaths from HIV and AIDS in children under 15years of age, 500,000 have been in Africa. 80-90% of such deaths are due to MTCT and 200,000 were secondary to breast feeding.
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