Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy use among pregnant women in rural and urban settings in Southern Province, Zambia: 2016-2019.
Juliet A MoralesMutinta HamahuwaNkumbula MoyoJane N MutangaJessica L SchueSylvia MaungaPhilip E ThumaWilliam J MossCatherine G SutcliffePublished in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2022)
Most women received ART according to guidelines, resulting in low perinatal transmission rates of HIV to infants. Efforts to increase ART coverage and prevent vertical transmission should focus on identifying incident HIV infections during pregnancy and strengthening counselling for newly diagnosed pregnant women.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- pregnant women
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- south africa
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv testing
- cardiovascular disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- type diabetes
- men who have sex with men
- adipose tissue
- healthcare
- smoking cessation
- insulin resistance
- affordable care act
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- breast cancer risk