Proportion of HIV exposed infants aged 0-6 months that missed nevirapine prophylaxis in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Nasambu Hellen (Author), Rujumba Joseph (Author), Mupere Ezekiel (Author), Semitala Fred (Author), Senyonga Ronald (Author), Musoke Philippa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nevirapine prophylaxis has been found to lower the risk of HIV transmission in breastfed infants. While about 95% of HIV positive pregnant and lactating mothers use Antiretroviral therapy in Uganda, a smaller percentage of HIV exposed infants (HEI) receive nevirapine (NVP) prophy...