
Pregnancy


November 2018: RCT in Kenya suggests distributing take-home self-test kits to pregnant women during ANC visits can increase HIV couples testing
Article and Study Summary Impact of HIV self-test distribution to male partners of ANC clients: Results of a randomized controlled trial in Kenya. Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018;79(4):467-473. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001838 Authors: Gichangi A,...
Impact of universal ART for pregnant and postpartum women on ART uptake and retention
Abrams EJ, Langwenya N, Gachuhi A, Zerbe A, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Mthethwa-Hleta S, Sahabo R, Lesosky M, Okello V, Myer L. AIDS. 2018 Oct 4. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002027. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVE: Universal eligibility for lifelong antiretroviral...
HIV Viremia During Pregnancy and Neurodevelopment of HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children in the Context of Universal Antiretroviral Therapy and Breastfeeding: A Prospective Study
le Roux SM, Donald KA, Kroon M, Phillips TK, Lesosky M, Esterhuyse L, Zerbe A, Brittain K, Abrams EJ, Myer L. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Sep 18. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002193. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND: Elevated HIV viral load (HIV-VL) in pregnancy...