Due to the rise in antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive pregnant women in Latin American and the Caribbean, the mother to child transmission rate of HIV in the region had decreased in the time period analyzed, going from 14 percent in 2012 to 12 percent in 2017.
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2017
The source adds the following information: "The decrease in the MTCT rate of HIV is associated with the expansion of antiretroviral therapy among pregnant women, contributing to the 29% reduction of the HIV".
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PAHO. (May 17, 2019). Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038794/latin-america-caribbean-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rate/
PAHO. "Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2017." Chart. May 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038794/latin-america-caribbean-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rate/
PAHO. (2019). Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038794/latin-america-caribbean-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rate/
PAHO. "Mother-to-child Transmission (Mtct) Rate of Hiv in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2012 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038794/latin-america-caribbean-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rate/
PAHO, Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038794/latin-america-caribbean-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rate/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2017 [Graph], PAHO, May 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038794/latin-america-caribbean-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rate/
