Optimizing prevention of HIV mother to child transmission: Duration of antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression at delivery among pregnant Malawian women.
Maganizo B ChagomeranaWilliam C MillerJennifer H TangIrving F HoffmanBryan C MthikoJacob PhulusaMathias JohnAllan JumbeMina C HosseinipourPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Longer duration of ART during pregnancy was associated with suppressed viral load at delivery. Early ANC attendance in pregnancy to facilitate prompt ART initiation for HIV-positive women is essential in the effort to eliminate HIV vertical transmission.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv aids
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- men who have sex with men
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- mental health
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- preterm birth
- hiv testing
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle