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8.2 INTRODUCTIONIn the absence of intervention, an estimated 20%‐45% of babies born to HIV‐infected mothers willacquire HIV infection from their mothers. Mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) of HIV may occur atany stage during pregnancy (5%‐10%), labour and delivery (10‐15%), or breastfeeding (5%‐20%). 14Interventions, including use of antiretroviral drugs, optimal appropriate infant feeding practices, andsafer obstetrical practices, can reduce the risk of MTCT to less than 5%.There are four approaches for prevention of MTCT (PMTCT):1. Primary prevention among women and girls to keep them uninfected2. Family planning for prevention of unwanted pregnancies among HIV‐infected women3. Antiretroviral prophylaxis and treatment (ART) for PMTCT4. Care and treatment for HIV‐infected pregnant women and their families.<strong>Kenya</strong>’s target for PMTCT services, as set out in the 2005/6 – 2009/10 <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> StrategicPlan 2 (KNASP), is to increase coverage of PMTCT services to reach 80% of pregnant women by the endof 2008 and reduce pediatric HIV infections by 50%. This is in line with the goal set out at the UnitedNations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> 3 (UNGASS) in 2001 to reduce the proportionof infants infected with HIV by 20% by the year 2005 and 50% by 2010.14WHO and CDC. Prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV Generic Training Package, Draft. January 2008.Available at: http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org/wchiv?page=pi‐60‐00.2<strong>National</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>Control</strong> Council, Office of the President, <strong>Kenya</strong>. <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> Strategic Plan 2005/6‐2009/10.NACC, Nairobi.3United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV and <strong>AIDS</strong>, 25‐27 June 2001. Declaration of Commitment onHIV and <strong>AIDS</strong>.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 138

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