THE ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES FOR MORTALITY IN CILDREN BORN BY HIV-INFECTED WOMEN IN THE ODESSA REGION IN 2000–2004

The analysis of 51 cases of death of children born by HIV-infected women of first year of life was done. The research showed that mortality of this category of children 3.94 times higher than the infant death rate. About half of death cases are caused by fast progressing of the HIV-infection in children. More than half of death cases are connected to other infections transmitted from mothers, family problems, harmful habits and social trouble.