Clinic transfers and engagement in HIV care during the perinatal period across a network of healthcare centers in Lilongwe, Malawi

AM Bengtson, W Kumwenda, M Frey, S Waille… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Disengagement from HIV care during the perinatal period remains a challenge.
Improving engagement in HIV care requires monitoring engagement across multiple …

Global Health Facility-Based Interventions to Achieve UNAIDS 90-90-90: A Systematic Review and Narrative Analysis

C Fogarty, T Peter, N Karatzas, S Dave, N Belinsky… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
To evaluate whether health facility-based HIV interventions align with UNAIDS 90-90-90
targets, we performed a systematic review through the lens of UNAIDS targets. We searched …

HIV-1 subtype C predicted co-receptor tropism in Africa: An individual sequence level meta-analysis

ND Matume, DM Tebit, PO Bessong - AIDS research and therapy, 2020 - Springer
Background Entry inhibitors, such as Maraviroc, hold promise as components of HIV
treatment and/or pre-exposure prophylaxis in Africa. Maraviroc inhibits the interaction …

Association between viral suppression during the third trimester of pregnancy and unintended pregnancy among women on antiretroviral therapy: Results from the …

S Woldesenbet, T Kufa, S Manda, K Ayalew… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives About half of the pregnancies among women living with HIV (WLWH) receiving
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan African countries are reported to be unintended …

Virological outcomes among pregnant women receiving antiretroviral treatment in the Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia

D Endalamaw Alamneh, MB Shiferaw… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Globally, approximately 35 million people are infected with HIV infection. Sub-
Saharan countries contributed 71% of global burden. Women are the most affected groups …

Toward elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi: Findings from the Malawi Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (2015–2016)

E Kim, S Jonnalagadda, J Cuervo-Rojas, A Jahn… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Malawi spearheaded the development and implementation of Option B+ for
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), providing life-long ART for all …

Viral load testing among pregnant women living with HIV in Mutare district of Manicaland province, Zimbabwe

CCC Musanhu, KC Takarinda, J Shea… - AIDS Research and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Viral load (VL) monitoring of pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) and
antiretroviral therapy (ART) may contribute to lowering the risk of vertical transmission of …

Maternal viral load monitoring: Coverage and clinical action at 4 Kenyan hospitals

M Sandbulte, M Brown, C Wexler, M Maloba… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Kenya's guidelines for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(PMTCT) recommend routine viral load (VL) monitoring for pregnant and breastfeeding …

Improving monitoring of engagement in HIV care for women in option B+: a pilot test of biometric fingerprint scanning in Lilongwe, Malawi

AM Bengtson, W Kumwenda, M Lurie, B Klyn… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Sustained engagement in HIV care is critical to the success of Option B+ for HIV-infected
pregnant women. However, monitoring women's engagement in care across clinics and …

Prevalence and risk factors of detectable HIV viral load among pregnant women with HIV infection seeking antenatal care in Southern Malawi

FA Mkandawire, A Buchwald, N Nampota-Nkomba… - AIDS care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated detectable viral load (VL) in pregnant women established on antiretroviral
therapy (ART) for at least 6 months before conception and those self-reported as ART naïve …