" It Soothes Your Heart ": A Multimethod Study Exploring Acceptability of Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing among Ugandan Pregnant and Postpartum Women Living with HIV.
Agnes NakyanziFaith NaddungaMichelle Ann BulterysAndrew MujugiraMonique A WyattBrenda KamusiimeAlisaati NalumansiVicent KasiitaSue PeacockConnie L CelumNorma C WarePublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
POC VL testing was highly acceptable among Ugandan PWLHIV and was viewed as an important tool that women believed improved their ART adherence, gave them information necessary to protect their infants from vertical HIV acquisition, and improved their emotional wellbeing. These findings support the global scale-up of POC VL testing in settings with high HIV burden, especially for PWLHIV who may be at risk of treatment disruptions or loss to follow-up.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv testing
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- pregnancy outcomes
- heart failure
- pregnant women
- cervical cancer screening
- type diabetes
- south africa
- breast cancer risk
- atrial fibrillation
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- replacement therapy