Effects of the timing of maternal antiretroviral therapy initiation, CD4 count, and HIV viral load on birth outcomes in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa: A secondary data analysis.
Sisanda SiqithiOyewole Christopher DurojaiyeOladele Vincent AdeniyiPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Adverse birth outcomes are common among pregnant women living with HIV, especially those with unsuppressed viraemia. Clinicians and programme managers should prioritise timeous ART initiation and virological suppression in all pregnant women living with HIV.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- data analysis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- pregnant women
- hiv aids
- pregnancy outcomes
- gestational age
- palliative care
- birth weight
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- randomized controlled trial
- hepatitis c virus
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- men who have sex with men