Review Article
Monitoring Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Children in Resource-Limited Countries: A Tale of Two Epidemics
Table 1
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among HIV-infected children less than 15 years of age in resource-limited countries, December 2008.
| | Geographical region | Number on ART | Number needing ART (range) | Percent of coverage (range) | Percent of total need |
| | Eastern and Southern Africa | 195 100 | 440 000 (340 000–540 000) | 44% (36%–57%) | 61% | | Western and Central Africa | 29 800 | 200 000 (140 000–260 000) | 15% (11%–22%) | 27% | | Latin America | 13 700 | 17 000 (14 000–20 000) | 82% (70%–>95%) | 2% | | The Caribbean | 2500 | 4600 (3400–5800) | 55% (43%–72%) | 1% | | East, South, and South-East Asia | 30 000 | 58 000 (41 000–78 000) | 52% (38%–73%) | 8% | | Europe and Central Asia | 4200 | 4900 (2700–7500) | 85% (56%–>95%) | 1% | | North Africa and the Middle East | 400 | 6700 (3400–11 000) | 6% (4%–12%) | 1% |
| | Total | 275 700 | 730 000 (580 000–880 000) | 38% (31%–47%) | 100% |
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Adapted from (http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/paediatric/data/en/index.html).
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