HIV prevalence and risk factors in infants born to HIV positive mothers, measured by dried blood spot real-time PCR assay in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Desta, Mulu LemlemSaravanan, MuthupandianHilekiros, HaftamuKahsay, Atsebaha GebrekidanMohamed, Nesredin FutwiGezahegn, Alefech AddisuLopes, Bruno S2019-08-202019-08-202019-07-26Desta, M L, Saravanan, M, Hilekiros, H, Kahsay, A G, Mohamed, N F, Gezahegn, A A & Lopes, B S 2019, 'HIV prevalence and risk factors in infants born to HIV positive mothers, measured by dried blood spot real-time PCR assay in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia', BMC Pediatrics, vol. 19, 257. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1636-y1471-2431PubMedCentral: PMC6659294Mendeley: 8c708603-7d92-3bfa-bd0d-aea8766685f1http://hdl.handle.net/2164/12743Tigray Regional Health Bureau and Mekelle University funding for this research. The funding body did not have any role in study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of data or in writing the manuscript.699225engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingDBS, RT-PCRHIV exposed infantsPrevalence of HIVRisk factorDiagnosisWomenDBSRT-PCRAntiretroviral therapyInfectionTO-CHILD TRANSMISSIONR Medicine (General)Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child HealthR1HIV prevalence and risk factors in infants born to HIV positive mothers, measured by dried blood spot real-time PCR assay in Tigray, Northern EthiopiaJournal article10.1186/s12887-019-1636-yhttp://www.mendeley.com/research/hiv-prevalence-risk-factors-infants-born-hiv-positive-mothers-measured-dried-blood-spot-realtime-pcr19