Table 3 Uptake of antiretrovirals among HIV-infected mother-child pairs (N = 173)
Uptake of maternal and infant sd-NVP during pregnancy and labor | Â |
Maternal sd-NVP received at ANC by those not already on HAART | 111 (67.7%) |
Maternal sd-NVP taken at onset or later in labor by mothers not on HAART (n = 156) | 117 (75.0%) |
Infant sd-NVP received within 72 hours after birth | 114 (65.9%) |
Uptake of maternal ART | Â |
Mothers already on HAART at ANC | 9 (5.2%) |
Mothers started HAART during pregnancy | 8 (4.6%) |
Mothers that started HAART post-partum | 28 (23.9%) |
Mothers attended (pre-) ART follow up in past 6 months | 72 (44.4%) |
ART | 45 (100%) |
pre-ART | 27 (23.1%) |
Uptake of follow up for exposed infants | Â |
Alive Mothers advised about follow up for exposed infants | 99 (61.1%) |
Infants followed and tested for HIV at least once at 18-20 months of age | 47 (27.6%) |
Exposed children tested HIV-Infected prior to the study | 7/47 (14.9%) |
HIV+ children started HAART | 2 |