Antiretroviral therapy (ART) represents a significant milestone in the battle against AIDS.
However, we continue learning about HIV and confronting challenges 30 years after its …

Abstract Background As the World Health Organization (WHO) and its joint partners such as
USAIDS target achieving 90% sustained virological suppression among children and …

Abstract Background In the Mitra plus study of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV-1, which included 501 women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, triple antiretroviral therapy …

Objectives There are few data on ART failure rates and drug resistance from Tanzania,
where there is a wide diversity of non-B HIV subtypes. We assessed rates and predictors of …

Background Pretreatment and acquired drug resistance mutations (DRMs) can limit
antiretroviral therapy effectiveness. Methods We review prevalence of DRMs with resistance …

Family planning is a basic human right for an individual/couple to exercise control over their
fertility, make informed decision on the number of children they want to have. The purpose of …

Background Few data on HIV resistance in pregnancy are available from Mozambique, one
of the countries with the highest HIV toll worldwide. Understanding the patterns of HIV drug …

Early and appropriate antenatal care (ANC) is key for the effectiveness of prevention of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We …

Background: Pre-treatment HIV drug resistance is a threat to elimination of mother to child
HIV transmission and could lead to virological failure among HIV-positive pregnant women …

Abstract Background In a 2008–10 study, we found a pretreatment HIV drug resistance
(PDR) prevalence of 18.2% in patients at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) in Mwanza …