FIGURES Fig 1: Reduction in perinatally HIV-infected infants with increasing PMTCT coverage The number of pregnant women living with HIV in low-income and middle-income countries declined slightly between 2005 and 2013, from 1.64 million to 1.45 million (chart Source: .) Over the same period, the proportion of HIV-infected pregnant women receiving effective PMTCT interventions increased from 13% in 2005 to 72% plots, in 2013 (grey Source: ), leading to a striking reduction in the number of HIV-infected infants (line Source: UNAIDS Fact Sheet 2015). The number of shaded areas, plots, HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants is therefore increasing. PMTCT=prevention of mother-to-child transmission
FIGURES Fig 1: Reduction in perinatally HIV-infected infants with increasing PMTCT coverage The number of pregnant women living with HIV in low-income and middle-income countries declined slightly between 2005 and 2013, from 1.64 million to 1.45 million (chart plots, Source: .) Over the same period, the proportion of HIV-infected pregnant women receiving effective PMTCT interventions increased from 13% in 2005 to 72% in 2013 (grey shaded areas, Source: ), leading to a striking reduction in the number of HIV-infected infants (line plots, Source: UNAIDS Fact Sheet 2015). The number of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants is therefore increasing. PMTCT=prevention of mother-to-child transmission
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