Shift From PMTCT Program to ART Program.

Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) accounts for 90% of HIV infections in children under the age of 15 years [1]. Without any intervention, the infant born to an HIV-infected pregnant woman has 25-45% risk of HIV infection during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding [2]. In the absence of breastfeeding, intrauterine (transplacental) infection and peripartum infection account for 25-40% and 60-75%, respectively, of vertical infection. Breastfeeding carries an 8-25% risk of vertical transmission in the developing countries [3,4].