Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in China and the USA: A Comparative Analysis.

This paper analyzes and compares the existing policies and programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV existing in China and in the USA. The implementation of these is still imperfect and there needs to be improvements in the education (the spreading of information) and in the general health care system of China. Particular attention will be drawn to the existing barriers to the effective implementation of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission. The recommendations aim to solve similar barriers in both countries and some specifically dealing with problems in China. Since HIV infection in children is caused almost entirely by prenatal transmission, it is important that the governments, in partnership with civic society organizations, make all the necessary efforts to save the lives of their newborn citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]