Mother to child prevention against HIV in the Health District of Kossodo (Burkina Faso)

• Published in: Revue médicale de Bruxelles Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 153 - 158
• Main Authors: Millogo-Traore, F, Lankoande, J, Ouoba, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: Belgium 01.05.2008
• Subjects: Burkina Faso; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Infections - transmission; HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology; Retrospective Studies; Burkina Faso
• ISSN: 0035-3639

The mother to child prevention against HIV has become a major concern in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. To bring in our contribution for the improvement of this prevention work, we have carried out a descriptive retrospective study in the Health District of Kossodo over a period of two years going from September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2006. The segment of the population concerned by this study framework included HIV pregnant females having benefited from an appropriate assistance during their delivery and babies born from HIV mothers. The mother to child prevention against HIV protocole used was the monotheuraphy made from nevirapine. Most of the pregnant females delivered through the base way (88.9%). The ratio of new premature borns was not different from the one of the general population. The majority of the mothers (62.2%) chose to breast feed with an early weaning after 4 months as a feeding option for their babies. The mother to child transmission in HIV/AIDS was rated to 15.15%. As for the rate of infant mortality, it was 18.52%. The monotherapy regimes should be abandoned because they provide high levels of vertical transmission therefore creating a selection of resisting mutantes.