Adherence to HIV care after pregnancy among women in sub-Saharan Africa: falling off the cliff of the treatment cascade

C Psaros, JE Remmert, DR Bangsberg… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2015 - Springer
Increased access to testing and treatment means HIV can be managed as a chronic illness,
though successful management requires continued engagement with the health care …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities for outreach workers in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program in India

N Suryavanshi, V Mave, A Kadam, S Kanade… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program in
India is one of the largest in the world. It uses outreach workers (ORWs) to facilitate patient …

Effect of point-of-care early infant diagnosis on antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention of patients

IV Jani, B Meggi, O Loquiha, O Tobaiwa… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We measured the effect of point-of-care (POC) early infant HIV testing on
antiretroviral therapy initiation rates and retention in care among infants in Mozambique …

[HTML][HTML] Educational attainment as a predictor of HIV testing uptake among women of child-bearing age: analysis of 2014 demographic and health survey in Zambia

B Muyunda, P Musonda, P Mee, J Todd… - Frontiers in public …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Globally, an estimated 150,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2015,
over 90% of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Zambia,~ 500,000 babies are born to HIV …

Birth diagnosis of HIV infection in infants to reduce infant mortality and monitor for elimination of mother-to-child transmission

RR Lilian, E Kalk, KG Technau… - The Pediatric infectious …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy depends on an early infant diagnosis
and is critical to reduce HIV-related infant mortality. We describe the implementation of a …

[HTML][HTML] Mother to child transmission of HIV in Brazil: Data from the" Birth in Brazil study", a national hospital-based study

RMSM Domingues, V Saraceni, MC Leal - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Aims to estimate the mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV among infected pregnant
women identified in the" Birth in Brazil" study and to evaluate care practices provided in …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal adherence to antiretroviral drugs for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia

S Okawa, M Chirwa, N Ishikawa, H Kapyata… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Adherence to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs is essential for eliminating new
pediatric infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Since the Zambian government …

Loss to follow-up within the prevention of mother-to-child transmission care cascade in a large ART program in Nigeria

HE Rawizza, CA Chang, B Chaplin… - Current HIV …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The 2013 WHO guidelines incorporated simplified and more effective
antiretroviral regimens for the purposes of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Poor clinical outcomes for HIV infected children on antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique: need for program quality improvement and community …

SH Vermund, M Blevins, TD Moon, E José, L Moiane… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Residents of Zambézia Province, Mozambique live from rural subsistence
farming and fishing. The 2009 provincial HIV prevalence for adults 15–49 years was 12.6 …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing comprehensive prevention of mother-to-child transmission and HIV prevention for South African couples: study protocol for a randomized …

D Jones, K Peltzer, SM Weiss, S Sifunda, N Dwane… - Trials, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In rural South Africa, only two-thirds of HIV-positive pregnant women
seeking antenatal care at community health centers took full advantage of 'prevention of …