Low proportion of women who came knowing their HIV status at first antenatal care visit, Uganda, 2012-2016: a descriptive analysis of surveillance data.
Miriam NakanwagiLilian BulageBenon KwesigaAlex Riolexus ArioDoreen Agasha BirungiIvan LukabweJohn Bosco MatovuGeoffrey TaasiLinda NabitakaShaban MugerwaJoshua MusinguziPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)
Although the gap in women that come at first ANC visit without knowing their HIV positive status might be reducing, a large proportion of women who were infected with HIV did not know their status before the first ANC visit indicating a major public health gap. We recommend advocacy for early ANC attendance and hence timely HIV testing and innovations to promptly identify HIV positive women of reproductive age so that timely PMTCT interventions can be made.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- south africa
- public health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- breast cancer risk
- hepatitis c virus
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- machine learning
- preterm birth
- cross sectional
- adipose tissue
- artificial intelligence
- electronic health record
- pain management
- health insurance