HIV prevalence is increasing worldwide because people on antiretroviral therapy are living
longer, although new infections decreased from 3· 3 million in 2002, to 2· 3 million in 2012 …

Adolescence is characterised by a substantial increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, a
known fact since the early 20th century. Most of the world's adolescents live in low-income …

Objectives To investigate and synthesize reasons for low access, initiation and adherence to
antiretroviral drugs by mothers and exposed babies for prevention of mother‐to‐child …

Objective: To explore the levels and determinants of loss to follow-up (LTF) under universal
lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for pregnant and breastfeeding women ('Option B+') in …

The 2017 National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey is the
fifth wave in a series of national cross-sectional surveys that have been undertaken every …

Background We evaluate the impact of clinic-based PMTCT community support by trained
lay health workers in addition to standard clinical care on PMTCT infant outcomes. Methods …

Introduction: The success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is
dependent upon high retention of mother-infant pairs within these programmes. This is a …

Methods: Eligible publications reported infant LTFU outcomes from standard care PMTCT
programs (not intervention studies) at any stage of the cascade. Literature searches were …

Objectives To describe the CD4 cell count at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy
(cART) in low-income (LIC), lower middle-income (LMIC), upper middle-income (UMIC) and …

Objective: Understanding the extent to which early antiretroviral therapy (ART) can limit the
establishment and persistence of the HIV reservoir is an important step to designing …