Community-facility linkage models and maternal and infant health outcomes in Malawi's PMTCT/ART program: A cohort study.
Michael E HerceMaganizo B ChagomeranaLauren C ZallaNicole B CarboneBenjamin H ChiMichael T EliyaSam PhiriStephanie M ToppMaria H KimEmily B WroeChileshe ChilangwaJacqueline ChinkondeInnocent A MofoloMina C HosseinipourJessie K EdwardsPublished in: PLoS medicine (2021)
In this descriptive study, we observed widespread reach of CFL models in Malawi, with favorable maternal outcomes in the CHW model and greater infant EID testing uptake in the Mentor Mother model. Our findings point to important differences in maternal and infant HIV outcomes by CFL model along the PMTCT continuum and suggest future opportunities to identify key features of CFL models driving these outcome differences.