Retention in HIV care during pregnancy and the postpartum period in the option B+ era: systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in Africa

BA Knettel, C Cichowitz, JS Ngocho… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Under Option B+ guidelines for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV, pregnant and breastfeeding women initiate antiretroviral therapy for lifelong use. The …

Interventions to significantly improve service uptake and retention of HIV‐positive pregnant women and HIV‐exposed infants along the prevention of mother‐to‐child …

AC Vrazo, J Firth, A Amzel, R Sedillo… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Despite the success of Prevention of Mother‐to‐Child Transmission of HIV
(PMTCT) programmes, low uptake of services and poor retention pose a formidable …

[HTML][HTML] Updates to the Spectrum/AIM model for estimating key HIV indicators at national and subnational levels

J Stover, R Glaubius, L Mofenson, CM Dugdale… - Aids, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The Spectrum/AIM model is used by national programs and UNAIDS to
prepare annual estimates of the status of the HIV epidemic in 170 countries. The model and …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets for pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa: progress, gaps and research needs

LL Abuogi, JM Humphrey, C Mpody… - Journal of virus …, 2018 - Elsevier
The implementation of the 2013 World Health Organization Option B+ recommendations for
HIV treatment during pregnancy has helped drive significant progress in achieving universal …

Beyond “Option B+”: understanding antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, retention in care and engagement in ART services among pregnant and postpartum …

L Myer, TK Phillips - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Several studies from sub-Saharan Africa have highlighted significant
challenges in providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to pregnant and postpartum women …

Pregnant and breastfeeding women: a priority population for HIV viral load monitoring

L Myer, S Essajee, LN Broyles, DH Watts… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
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Low detectable postpartum viral load is associated with HIV transmission in Malawi's prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission programme

M Landes, M van Lettow, E Nkhoma… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction In 2011, Malawi implemented “Option B+,” a test‐and‐treat strategy for
the prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT); however limited data on …

Achieving viral suppression in 90% of people living with human immunodeficiency virus on antiretroviral therapy in low-and middle-income countries: progress …

JB Nachega, NA Sam-Agudu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although significant progress has been made, the latest data from low-and middle-income
countries show substantial gaps in reaching the third “90%”(viral suppression) of the …