The survey of HIV prevalence among children between 0 to 7 years old in one county in China

VernacularTitle:中国某县0～7岁儿童艾滋病病毒感染率调查
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2001;22(1):38-39
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective　To estimate the HIV prevalence among children between 0 to 7 years old in one county with HIV epidemic. Methods　In September 2000, finger tip blood samples were collected from 619 children between 0 to 7 years old in three districts of one county with high HIV prevalence and tested for HIV antibody and HBV antigen. Results　Among those 619 children, 11 were found HIV positive， with the prevalence of 1.8% (11/169). The HIV prevalence of three districts were 5.9%(10/169),0.5% (1/206), and 0% (0/244), respectively. The possible channel associated with the HIV infection was mother-to-child transmission since none of the infected children had the history of blood transfusion. Twenty-four tested children were found HBV positive and the prevalence was 4.3 (24/619). Conclusion　There was higher HIV prevalence in children between 0 to 7 years old in certain areas. More intervenes are needed in the future to prevent the HIV spreading through mother-to-child transmission.