Adebimpe Wasiu O
Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2013 Mar;17(1):122-9.
The number of children who have HIV continues to grow. Studies have confirmed dramatic survival benefits and mortality reduction for infants confirmed and managed as early as possible after diagnosis. With the advent of the Polymerase Chain Reaction technology, early infant diagnosis of HIV among children is easier and more reliable worldwide. Most HIV programmes in developing countries are donor dependent with less encouraging moves towards sustainability drive by the local health authority. The health systems also face a lot of challenges while implementing these programmes that would promptly identify HIV exposed babies as well as enrolment into care. This review examined challenges facing early infant diagnosis of HIV among infants in Nigeria.
感染艾滋病毒的儿童数量持续增加。研究证实，尽早确诊并接受管理的婴儿在生存方面有显著益处，死亡率也有所降低。随着聚合酶链反应技术的出现，在全球范围内，对儿童进行早期婴儿艾滋病毒诊断变得更加容易和可靠。发展中国家的大多数艾滋病毒防治项目依赖捐助，当地卫生当局在推动可持续性方面的进展不太乐观。卫生系统在实施这些项目时也面临诸多挑战，这些项目需要及时识别艾滋病毒暴露婴儿并让其获得护理。本综述探讨了尼日利亚婴儿早期艾滋病毒诊断面临的挑战。
