Socio - demographic characteristics of HIV patients diagnosed at immunization centres in Calabar, South – south, Calabar, Nigeria

• Published in: Nigerian journal of paediatrics Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 281 - 285
• Main Authors: Venn, I, Ochigbo, S, Anah, M, Asindi, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paediatric Association of Nigeria 20.10.2016
• Subjects: arv; dna pcr; hiv; immunization; infants; pmtct

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 3.2 million children were living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) at the end of 2013, mostly in sub- Saharan Africa. Socio- economic and demographic factors do not only affect viral transmission but also the success of preventiv...