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HIV Epidemiology
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| 1. Number of HIV-infected pregnant women |
66,500 (57,000–76,000) |
[2]
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| 2. Percentage of pregnant women with CD4 count >350 cells/ µL (%) |
58 |
[13]
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| 3. Percentage of pregnant women with CD4 count 349–200 cells/ µL (%) |
22 |
Same as above |
| 4. Percentage of pregnant women with CD4 count <200 cells/ µL (%) |
20 |
Same as above |
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MTCT transmission rates
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| 5. Background transmission rate without intervention (peripartum)% |
22 |
[17]
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| 6. Monthly post-natal transmission, no prophylaxis, breastfeeding (12 months)% |
1.04 |
[17]
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| 7. Peripartum transmission, Option A % |
2.7 |
[17]
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| 8. Monthly post-natal transmission with infant prophylaxis, breastfeeding (as per Option A)% |
0.2 |
[17]
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| 9. Peripartum transmission, Option B, Option B+ and eligible women on ART % |
1.7 |
[17]
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| 10. Monthly postnatal transmission with ART, breastfeeding (Options B and B+ and women on ART)% |
0.2 |
[17]
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Costs
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| 11. HIV Testing and counselling |
$3.50 |
MOH Malawi |
| 12. CD4 Screening |
$20.00 |
MOH Malawi |
| 13. Follow-up visit/clinical monitoring (per visit) |
$2.00 |
MOH Malawi |
| 14. Single-dose NVP |
$0.20 |
MOH Malawi |
| 15. AZT (6 months) and AZT+3TC (7 days) |
$60 |
MOH Malawi |
| 16. TDF+3TC+EFV (per year) |
$193.6 |
MOH Malawi |
| 17. Infant NVP including syringes (per year) |
$16.00 |
MOH Malawi |
| 18. Early infant diagnosis |
$32.50 |
[35]
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| 19. Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (per year) |
$5.00 |
[36], [37]
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| 21. Discounted lifetime cost for an HIV infected child on ART |
$ 3195 |
[39], [40]
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