Viral load monitoring for people living with HIV in the era of test and treat: progress made and challenges ahead–a systematic review

MD Pham, HV Nguyen, D Anderson, S Crowe… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background In 2016, we conducted a systematic review to assess the feasibility of treatment
monitoring for people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low …

Arresting vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (AVERT-HBV) in pregnant women and their neonates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a feasibility study

P Thompson, CE Morgan, P Ngimbi… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan
Africa despite the widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines. In the Democratic …

SMS messaging to improve retention and viral suppression in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs in Kenya: A 3-arm randomized …

J Kinuthia, K Ronen, JA Unger, W Jiang… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (WLWH) need support for HIV
and maternal child health (MCH) care, which could be provided using short message …

Conditional cash transfers to improve health-focused outcomes: a global scoping review

SJ Rezaei, D de Walque, FJ Mateen - Global Public Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This scoping review assesses the use of conditional cash transfer (CCT) interventions–direct
distribution of money to individuals conditional on their compliance to certain requirements …

High levels of viral load monitoring and viral suppression under Treat All in Rwanda–a cross‐sectional study

J Ross, M Ribakare, E Remera, G Murenzi… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
2.1 Study design We conducted a cross‐sectional analysis of routine clinical data collected
from January to December 2018 from an open observational cohort of patients receiving HIV …

Modelling the potential effectiveness of hepatitis C screening and treatment strategies during pregnancy in Egypt and Ukraine

N Hachicha-Maalej, IJ Collins, AE Ades, K Scott… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims HCV test and treat campaigns currently exclude pregnant women.
Pregnancy offers a unique opportunity for HCV screening and to potentially initiate direct …

Predictors and timing to viral suppression in HIV-infected pregnant women in the university of Zimbabwe birth cohort study during the era of lifelong antiretroviral …

K Duri, PT Munjoma, AJ Mazhandu, T Marere… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Achieving and maintaining viral suppression (VS) in people living with
HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains a crucial clinical goal, more so in …

Retention in care and viral suppression in the PMTCT continuum at a large referral facility in western Kenya

JM Humphrey, J Songok, S Ofner, B Musick, M Alera… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Medical records of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV and their infants
attending a large referral facility in Kenya from 2015 to 2019 were analyzed to identify …

Virological outcomes among pregnant women receiving antiretroviral treatment in the Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia

D Endalamaw Alamneh, MB Shiferaw… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Globally, approximately 35 million people are infected with HIV infection. Sub-
Saharan countries contributed 71% of global burden. Women are the most affected groups …

Early post-partum viremia predicts long-term non-suppression of viral load in HIV-positive women on ART in Malawi: Implications for the elimination of infant …

M Landes, M van Lettow, JJ van Oosterhout… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Long-term viral load (VL) suppression among HIV-positive, reproductive-aged
women on ART is key to eliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) but few data exist …