Strengthening quality of care for children who are HEU

Abstract

The analysis by Amy Slogrove and colleagues in The Lancet Global Health contributes to increased understanding of the extent of future health needs of children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) with high HIV prevalence. Using 2019 UNAIDS global estimates of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) as well as the UN Population Division estimates of the number of all children in each region or country, the authors produced four estimates: the regional or national prevalence of children who were HEU; the regional or national contribution of children who were HEU to the global population of children who were HEU; the proportion of children who were HEU and exposed to antiretroviral drugs; and the percentage change in the global population of children who were HEU between 2000 and 2018.