HIV among women and children in Pakistan

Trends Microbiol. 2013 May;21(5):213-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.12.005.

Abstract

The HIV epidemic in Pakistan has now transmitted to female spouses of HIV-positive injection drug users (IDUs) and bisexual men, and to preadolescent children through vertical transmission. Owing to sociocultural barriers, HIV-infected pregnant women and children do not have optimum access to treatment, hindering the prevention of HIV transmission.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Users
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1 / physiology
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pakistan / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult