Epidemiology of co-infections in pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus 1 in rural Gabon: a cross-sectional study.
Saskia Dede DaviDearie Glory OkwuMarc LuetgehetmannFrederique Mbang AbbaMartin AepfelbacherLillian Rene EndamneAyodele AlabiRella Zoleko-ManegoGhyslain Mombo-NgomaSaidou MahmoudouMarylyn Martina AddoMichael RamharterJohannes MischlingerPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2023)
Counterintuitively, the crude odds for concomitant STIs was lower in HIV-positive than in HIV-negative women. The change of magnitude from the crude to adjusted OR is indicative for a differential sexual risk factor profile among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in this population. This might potentially be explained by the availability of sexual health care counselling for HIV-positive women within the framework of the national HIV control programme, while no such similar overall service exists for HIV-negative women. This highlights the importance of easy access to sexual healthcare education programmes for all pregnant women irrespective of HIV status.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- south africa
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- pregnant women
- hiv testing
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv aids
- pregnancy outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- mental health
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- quality improvement
- breast cancer risk
- insulin resistance
- study protocol