Background Women may have persistent risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and
postpartum. Estimating risk of HIV during these periods is important to inform optimal …

Background The roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed contexts of HIV risk, but
the influence on HIV incidence among young women is not clear. We aimed to summarise …

Background: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV has been
focused mainly on women who are HIV positive at their first antenatal visit, but there is …

Problem In A frica, adolescent girls have high HIV risk. Early sexual debut may be a risk
factor, although evidence has not been systematically compiled. Methods A systematic …

Objectives: A previous meta-analysis reported high HIV incidence among pregnant and
breast-feeding women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but limited evidence of elevated risk of …

Background: HIV testing male partners of pregnant women may decrease HIV transmission
to women and promote uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) …

Methods: Women attending their first antenatal visit at Kisumu County Hospital in Kenya
were randomized to home-based education and HIV testing within 2 weeks of enrollment …

Introduction Acute infection with HIV in the postpartum period results in a high risk of vertical
transmission through breastfeeding. A study was done to determine the HIV incidence rate …

Background HIV incidence is higher among pregnant women than their non-pregnant
counterparts in some sub-Saharan African settings. Our aims were (1) to estimate HIV …

Background The evidence on the effect of pregnancy on acquiring HIV is conflicting, with
studies reporting both higher and lower HIV acquisition risk during pregnancy when …