The evolving pediatric HIV epidemic in rural southern Zambia: the beneficial impact of advances in prevention and treatment at a district hospital from 2007 to 2019

CG Sutcliffe, N Moyo, M Hamahuwa… - The Pediatric …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Remarkable progress has been made in expanding access to services
addressing the pediatric HIV epidemic, including programs to prevent mother-to-child …

Acceptability and feasibility of testing for HIV infection at birth and linkage to care in rural and urban Zambia: a cross-sectional study

CG Sutcliffe, JN Mutanga, N Moyo, JL Schue… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Early infant diagnosis is important for timely identification of HIV-infected infants
and linkage to care. Testing at birth has been implemented to facilitate earlier diagnosis of …

High nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance levels in HIV-1-infected Zambian mother–infant pairs

SJ Bennett, C Chunda-Liyoka, LK Poppe, K Meinders… - AIDS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective (s): To elucidate relationships in antiretroviral resistance between HIV-1-infected
mother–infant pairs by defining the resistance profiles in the mothers and infants and …

Rate of BCG immunization in HIV-Exposed infants in a selected primary health centre in southern Nigeria: Implications of no vaccine policy for HIV-positive infants

AM Ekanem, IP Oloyede, UE Ekrikpo… - Journal of Tropical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Maternal and infant HIV status influences the decision of BCG immunization of
infants at birth. The objective of this study was to determine the HIV status of HIV-exposed …

Development and validation of a novel scale for antiretroviral therapy readiness among pregnant women in urban Zambia with newly diagnosed HIV infection

M Mubiana-Mbewe, S Bosomprah, RK Saroj… - AIDS Research and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Women who are newly diagnosed with HIV infection during pregnancy may not
be ready to immediately initiate lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART; called Option B+) as is …

Administering human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylaxis: challenges experienced by mothers in Lusaka, Zambia

M Lusaka, T Crowley - Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2021 - ajol.info
Background: Mothers living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should be guided to
practise safe childbirth, provide appropriate infant feeding, return infants for repeat HIV …

Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy use among pregnant women in rural and urban settings in Southern Province, Zambia: 2016–2019

JA Morales, M Hamahuwa, N Moyo… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among pregnant women living
with HIV and compare the characteristics of women who received and did not receive ART …

[HTML][HTML] A Review and Analysis of Outcomes from Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Infant Follow-up Services at a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit …

EF Ugochukwu, CU Onubogu, ES Edokwe… - … Journal of Maternal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: This was a 14-year review of outcomes of infants enrolled in the infant follow-up
arm of the PMTCT program of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Nigeria …

“Testing Can Be Done Anywhere”: A Qualitative Assessment of Targeted Community-Based Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in Lusaka, Zambia

T Tembo, H Dale, N Muttau, M Itoh… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Delayed HIV diagnosis in HIV-exposed infants (HEIs) results in missed
opportunities for early antiretroviral therapy (ART), causing significant morbidity and …

Enhancing Early Infant Diagnosis Services: Healthcare Workers' Perceptives on Health System Challenges in Zambia

R Mabenga - texilajournal.com
The pediatric HIV burden is significant, with 46% of 1.7 million affected children lacking
treatment in 2020. In sub-Saharan Africa, up to 49% of HIV-infected children remain …