Impact of HIV/Aids on Child Mortality before the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era: A Study in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo

Few studies have documented the contribution of HIV/AIDS to mortality among children under 15 years. From June 30 to October 19, 2001, all child deaths (n=588) registered to the morgue and/or hospitals of the city of Pointe-Noire, Congo, were investigated using a combined approach including an inter...

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Main Authors: Camille Lallemant, Gaston Halembokaka, Gaelle Baty, Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong, Francis Barin, Sophie Le Coeur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/897176