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Surprise as more girls than boys found to get HIV from mothers

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More girls than boys are being infected with HIV by their mothers, researchers have said.

The nine-year study was carried out by the Ministry of Health, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, US, to assess the status of mother-to-child HIV transmission in the country.

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