Low HIV incidence in pregnant and postpartum women receiving a community-based combination HIV prevention intervention in a high HIV incidence setting in South Africa.
Geoffrey FattiNajma ShaikhDebra JacksonAmeena GogaJean B NachegaBrian EleyAshraf GrimwoodPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Maternal HIV incidence was substantially lower than previous regional studies. Community-based combination HIV prevention interventions may reduce high maternal HIV incidence in resource-poor settings. Expanded roll-out of home-based couples HIV testing and initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis for pregnant women within serodiscordant couples is needed in Southern Africa.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- pregnant women
- hiv infected
- south africa
- human immunodeficiency virus
- risk factors
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- pregnancy outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- birth weight
- type diabetes
- gestational age
- weight gain