Trends in maternal deaths in HIV-infected women, on a background of changing HIV management guidelines in South Africa: 1997 to 2015.
Coceka N MnyaniEckhart J BuchmannMatthew F ChersichKarlyn A FrankJames A McIntyrePublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2018)
In this 19-year review of maternal deaths in Johannesburg, South Africa, there was evidence of a decrease in the iMMR among HIV-infected women, but it remains unacceptably high. Efforts to address drivers of mortality and barriers to accessing ART need to be accelerated if we are to see substantial decreases in maternal mortality.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected
- south africa
- pregnancy outcomes
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- birth weight
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- cardiovascular events
- hiv aids
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- clinical practice
- gestational age
- hepatitis c virus
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- men who have sex with men
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk
- physical activity
- hiv testing