HIV care continuity for women in postconflict Tigray: assessing mother-to-child transmission rates, infant health and cervical cancer screening
Hafte Kahsay Kebede, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Lillian Mwanri, Paul Ward · 2026
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Hafte Kahsay Kebede, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Lillian Mwanri, and Paul Ward assessed how HIV care for mothers and babies recovered in Tigray after the war, in a 2026 study. The war from 2020 to 2022 wrecked northern Ethiopia's health system. The team reviewed records from seven facilities in Mekelle from late 2022 to mid-2025. They tracked virus passage from mother to child, infant feeding and growth, and cervical cancer screening for women with HIV.
Of four hundred five exposed infants, eleven caught the virus, a rate under three percent that fell to zero by early 2025. Every transmission came from a basic clinic, none from a hospital. Breastfeeding was near universal and retention in care was nearly total. Screening for cervical cancer was offered to almost all women, though a quarter did not finish it. The authors warn that those who never reached care likely fared worse.
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| CREATOR | Hafte Kahsay Kebede, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Lillian Mwanri, Paul Ward |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |