Viral load monitoring for people living with HIV in the era of test and treat: progress made and challenges ahead–a systematic review

MD Pham, HV Nguyen, D Anderson, S Crowe… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background In 2016, we conducted a systematic review to assess the feasibility of treatment
monitoring for people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low …

South African National HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey, 2017: Towards achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets

L Simbayi, K Zuma, N Zungu, S Moyo, E Marinda… - 2019 - repository.hsrc.ac.za
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Viral suppression and factors associated with failure to achieve viral suppression among pregnant women in South Africa

SA Woldesenbet, T Kufa, P Barron, BC Chirombo… - Aids, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe viral load levels among pregnant women and factors associated with
failure to achieve viral suppression (viral load≤ 50 copies/ml) during pregnancy. Design …

Prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) program outcomes in South Africa in the pre-COVID and COVID eras

K Naidoo, M Hoque, S Buckus, M Hoque… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Two decades after implementing the Prevention of Mother to Child transmission
(PMTCT) program, South Africa has still not managed to eliminate intrauterine mother-to …

Achieving maternal viral load suppression for elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

F Moyo, AH Mazanderani, T Murray, GG Sherman… - AIDS, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe changes in maternal viral control over time in South African women
living with HIV (WLHIV) using surveillance data from the National Health Laboratory …

Coverage of maternal viral load monitoring during pregnancy in South Africa: Results from the 2019 national Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey

SA Woldesenbet, T Kufa‐Chakezha, C Lombard… - HIV …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives South Africa has made remarkable progress in increasing the coverage
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant women; however, viral suppression among …

Characterizing viral load burden among HIV-infected women around the time of delivery: findings from four tertiary obstetric units in Gauteng, South Africa

F Moyo, AH Mazanderani, T Murray… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV requires sustained viral load
suppression during pregnancy and breastfeeding among women living with HIV (WLHIV) …

The geographic distribution of priority population groups for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

F Moyo, A Haeri Mazanderani, T Kufa, GG Sherman - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Women of reproductive age living with HIV (WRLHIV), HIV-positive pregnant
women, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are key populations for eliminating …

HIV viral load and pregnancy loss: results from a population-based cohort study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Y Moodley, A Tomita, T de Oliveira, F Tanser - Aids, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: With ever-expanding antiretroviral therapy (ART) access among pregnant women
in sub-Saharan Africa, it is more than ever important to address the gap in knowledge …

The MONARCH intervention to enhance the quality of antenatal and postnatal primary health services in rural South Africa: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster …

T Chetty, HMN Yapa, C Herbst, P Geldsetzer… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Gaps in maternal and child health services can slow progress towards
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Management and Optimization of …