Interventions to improve early retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

S Muhula, J Gachohi, Y Kombe, S Karanja - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Several interventions to improve long term retention (12 months and above) on
treatment have been rigorously evaluated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, research …

Trends and effects of antiretroviral therapy coverage during pregnancy on mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence from panel data …

FH Astawesegn, V Stulz, E Conroy, H Mannan - BMC infectious diseases, 2022 - Springer
Background Antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women infected with HIV has evolved
significantly over time, from single dosage antiretroviral and zidovudine alone to lifelong …

Same‐day antiretroviral therapy initiation for people living with HIV who have tuberculosis symptoms: a systematic review

RM Burke, HM Rickman, V Singh, T Kalua… - HIV …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Tuberculosis symptoms are very common among people living with HIV (PLHIV)
initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART), are not specific for tuberculosis disease and may result …

Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy among pregnant and postpartum women during the Option B+ era: 12‐month cohort study in urban South Africa and rural …

LT Matthews, C Orrell, MB Bwana, AC Tsai… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: We conducted a cohort study to understand patterns of anti-retroviral therapy
(ART) adherence during pregnancy, postpartum and non-pregnancy follow-up among …

Expansion and scale-up of HIV care and treatment services in four countries over ten years

CA Teasdale, EJ Abrams, KA Yuengling, MR Lamb… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Scale-up and expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with
HIV (PLHIV) have been a global priority for more than 15 years. Methods We describe …

Healthcare worker experiences with Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in eSwatini: findings from a two-year follow-up study

AL DiCarlo, AB Gachuhi, S Mthethwa-Hleta… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) across sub-Saharan Africa
has rapidly shifted towards Option B+, an approach in which all HIV+ pregnant and …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes toward a proposed GPS-based location tracking smartphone app for improving engagement in HIV care among pregnant and postpartum women in …

K Clouse, TK Phillips, P Mogoba, L Ndlovu… - JMIR formative …, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Peripartum women living with HIV in South Africa are at high risk of dropping
out of care and are also a particularly mobile population, which may impact their …

HIV care continuum among postpartum women living with HIV in Atlanta

CM Meade, M Badell, S Hackett… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. While increased healthcare engagement and antiretroviral therapy (ART)
adherence occurs during pregnancy, women living with HIV (WLWH) are often lost to follow …

Impact of routine birth early infant diagnosis on neonatal HIV treatment cascade in eThekwini district, South Africa

V Kalawan, K Naidoo, M Archary - Southern African Journal of HIV …, 2020 - ajol.info
Background: Early infant diagnosis (EID) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and early
initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected infants can reduce the risk of mortality …

Community-based adherence clubs for postpartum women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Cape Town, South Africa: a pilot study

A Zerbe, K Brittain, TK Phillips, VO Iyun… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background With an increasing number of countries implementing Option B+ guidelines of
lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant and breastfeeding women, there is …