Estimating the burden of pediatric HIV in an 'A' category district in India: an epidemiological study

• Main Authors: Anju Sinha (Author), Reynold Washington (Author), Rajeev Sethumadhavan (Author), Rajaram Subramanian Potty (Author), Shajy Isac (Author), Vasantha Thavraj (Author), Ravindra Mohan Pandey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background India lacks epidemiological information on the disease burden of pediatric HIV. The National AIDS Control Program (NACP) estimates the numbers of HIV-positive children as a proportion of adult persons living with HIV. A third of HIV-positive children die before their first birthd...