Female genital mutilation and parent to child transmission of HIV: A case report of a possible double tragedy (2008)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Biobele J. Brown,Regina Oladokun, Kikelomo Osinusi
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Transmission of HIV.
Objective: Possible double tragedy ,FGM and transfusion with un screened blood constituted incremental risks for HIV infection
Study Population: Case of a five-month-old female infant
Findings: It may therefore be difficult to ascertain the exact source of infection. However,the early and rapid progression of HIV-related disease within six months of life suggests the symptomatology is more likely to have resulted from intrauterine infection than through circumcision. Transfusion-associated HIV from her father who was probably already infected is also a possible explanation for the clinical course since onset of AIDS is known to occur as early as four months posttransfusion
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria