HIV Sero_Status Outcomes and Associated Factors among Hivexposed Children at Selected Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024. Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mekonen Adimasu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Habtamu Walle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-12T19:14:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-12T19:14:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-06-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background-: HIV/AIDS can impact any age group and it is the major cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. A substantial number of children are exposed to the virus through vertical transmission from their HIV-positive mothers. Government programs are aimed at eliminating new HIV infections in children. However, challenges persist in identifying and linking all HIV-exposed infants to early infant diagnosis and care. Objective: To assess HIV Sero_status outcomes and associated factors among HIV-exposed children in Addis Ababa selected public hospitals 2024. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done using 244 HIV-exposed children from HIV infected mother who were on follow up from January 2018 to December 2023 and enrolled in four public hospitals. The data extraction sheet was taken from the national standard for HIV-exposed newborn follow-up chart. The abstracted data was imported into Epi data and exported to SPSS version 26.0 for analysis. A binary logistic regression model was used to fit each variable. Variables having p values. Results: Among 244 HIV-exposed infants, 10(4.1%) were diagnosed as HIV positive. Children who were received cotrimoxazole preventive therapy {AOR 0.89=, 95%CI (0.02-0.79)} and Children born at health facility 91.2% {AOR 0.088=, 95%CI (0.01-0.58)} were the major factors associated with positive HIV sero -status among HIV-exposed infants. Conclusion and Recommendation: The level of HIV infection among infants born to HIV positive mothers is high as compared to the national and WHO goals. Health care practitioners should give mothers with high-quality integrated information on the timely starting of cotrimoxazole, institutional delivery, for all HIV-exposed infants. Key Words: HIV exposed infant, prevention of mother_to_child transmission | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6417 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | HIV exposed infant prevention of mother_to_child transmission | |
| dc.title | HIV Sero_Status Outcomes and Associated Factors among Hivexposed Children at Selected Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024. Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Thesis |