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Comprehensive nationwide analysis of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Finland from 1983 to 2013.
Aho, I; Kivelä, P; Kaijomaa, M; Surcel, H-M; Ristola, M; Heikinheimo, O; Sutinen, J.
Afiliação
  • Aho I; Department of Infectious Diseases,Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki,Finland.
  • Kivelä P; Department of Infectious Diseases,Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki,Finland.
  • Kaijomaa M; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki,Finland.
  • Surcel HM; National Institute of Health and Welfare,Oulu and Faculty of Medicine,University of Oulu,Finland.
  • Ristola M; Department of Infectious Diseases,Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki,Finland.
  • Heikinheimo O; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki,Finland.
  • Sutinen J; Department of Infectious Diseases,Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki,Finland.
Epidemiol Infect ; 146(10): 1301-1307, 2018 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29759086
ABSTRACT
HIV-positive children are still born in Europe despite low mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rates. We aimed to clarify the remaining barriers to the prevention of MTCT. By combining the national registers, we identified all women living with HIV delivering at least one child during 1983-2013. Of the 212 women delivering after HIV diagnosis, 46% were diagnosed during the pregnancy. In multivariate analysis, age >30 years (P = 0.001), sexual transmission (P = 0.012), living outside of the metropolitan area (P = 0.001) and Eastern European origin (P = 0.043) were risk factors for missed diagnosis before pregnancy. The proportion of immigrants increased from 18% before 1999 to 75% during 2011-2013 (P < 0.001). They were diagnosed during the pregnancy equally to natives and achieved similar, good treatment results. No MTCT occurred when the mother was diagnosed before the delivery. In addition, 12 women had delivered in 2 years prior their HIV diagnosis, most before implementation of the national screening of pregnant women. Three of these children were infected, the last one in 2000. Our data demonstrate that complete elimination of MTCT is feasible in a high-income, low-prevalence country. This requires ongoing universal screening in early pregnancy and easy access to antiretroviral therapy to all HIV-positive people.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article