Association between viral suppression during the third trimester of pregnancy and unintended pregnancy among women on antiretroviral therapy: Results from the 2019 antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey, South Africa.
Selamawit Alemu WoldesenbetTendesayi Kufa-ChakezhaSamuel MandaKassahun AyalewCarl LombardMireille CheyipAdrian PurenPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The identified association between unsuppressed viral load and unintended pregnancy among pregnant women who initiated ART before pregnancy highlights the need to strengthen routine assessment of fertility preferences and provision of contraceptive services to reproductive age WLWH receiving ART.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- south africa
- pregnant women
- hiv aids
- hiv infected patients
- healthcare
- primary care
- sars cov
- gestational age
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- men who have sex with men
- affordable care act