Integration of PMTCT and Antenatal Services Improves Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Uptake for HIV-Positive Pregnant Women in Southern Zambia: A Prototype for Option B+?
| Autor: | Herlihy, Julie M., Hamomba, Leoda, Bonawitz, Rachael, Goggin, Caitlin E., Sambambi, Kennedy, Mwale, Jonas, Musonda, Victor, Musokatwane, Kebby, Hopkins, Kathryn L., Semrau, Katherine, Hammond, Emily E., Duncan, Julie, Knapp, Anna B., Thea, Donald M. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Infant Newborn virus diseases Infant Zambia HIV Infections Prenatal Care Article Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical Medication Adherence Cohort Studies Young Adult Anti-Retroviral Agents Controlled Before-After Studies Pregnancy Humans Female Pregnancy Complications Infectious Retrospective Studies |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for HIV-positive pregnant women can decrease vertical transmission to less than 5%. Programmatic barriers to early cART include decentralized care, disease-stage assessment delays, and loss to follow-up. INTERVENTION: Our intervention had 3 components: integrated HIV and antenatal services in 1 location with 1 provider, laboratory courier to expedite CD4 counts, and community-based follow-up of women–infant pairs to improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission attendance. Preintervention HIV-positive pregnant women were referred to HIV clinics for disease-stage assessment and cART initiation for advanced disease (CD4 count 2). METHODS: We used a quasi-experimental design with preintervention/postintervention evaluations at 6 government antenatal clinics (ANCs) in Southern Province, Zambia. Retrospective clinical data were collected from clinic registers during a 7-month baseline period. Postintervention data were collected from all antiretroviral therapy–naive, HIV-positive pregnant women and their infants presenting to ANC from December 2011 to June 2013. RESULTS: Data from 510 baseline women–infant pairs were analyzed and 624 pregnant women were enrolled during the intervention period. The proportion of HIV-positive pregnant women receiving CD4 counts increased from 50.6% to 77.2% [relative risk (RR) = 1.81; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.57 to 2.08; P < 0.01]. The proportion of cART-eligible pregnant women initiated on cART increased from 27.5% to 71.5% (RR = 2.25; 95% CI: 1.78 to 2.83; P < 0.01). The proportion of eligible HIV-exposed infants with documented 6-week HIV PCR test increased from 41.9% to 55.8% (RR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.18 to 1.51; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Integration of HIV care into ANC and community-based support improved uptake of CD4 counts, proportion of cART-eligible women initiated on cART, and infants tested. |
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